ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, March 24, 1996 TAG: 9603250097
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
DATELINE: HARRISONBURG
MEMO: shorter version ran in the Metro edition.
Students attending James Madison University in the fall will pay more, but the increase is the school's lowest in at least 25 years, the university said.
The cost for an in-state student to live on campus will be $8,770, up 2.1 percent from $8,590 this year. In-state students living on campus this year paid 2.9 percent more than those the year before, the university said.
Out-of-state students will pay 2.9 percent more. The cost will rise from $12,870 this year to $13,246 next year, the university said.
A boost in state funding is the primary reason fees will not rise as much next year as they have in years past, said Linwood Rose, JMU executive vice president. The General Assembly approved a $76.5 million operating budget for JMU for the next two years, an 18.5 percent increase from its current $64.6 million two-year budget, he said.
Cost-cutting and containment in other areas of the budget also contributed, Rose said.
While cost increases are likely to continue in coming years, Rose said the rate of increase could level off for a while.
Room and board charges for Virginians and non-Virginians alike will rise 2 percent, from $4,576 to $4,666.
Tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students will increase by $90, or 2.2 percent.
None of the fee increases for Virginia students will go to tuition, because of a statewide freeze on tuition increases. The tuition freeze does not apply to out-of-state students, who will pay 3.3 percent more in tuition next year.
JMU's total operating budget, including revenues in addition to the state tax dollars, will be $150.8 million for 1996-97, a 10.2 percent increase from this year's $136.9 million.
- Associated Press
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