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WMU OKs tuition hike for 2012-13
Freshmen, sophomores to pay nearly $10k
Updated: Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012, 2:22 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012, 2:22 PM EDT
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Western Michigan University says it's raising tuition 3.9% for the coming academic year.
Trustees at the Kalamazoo school approved the increase Wednesday. The school says instate freshmen and sophomores will pay $9,982 in tuition and mandatory fees in 2012-13. That's up $376 from the current academic year.
Western Michigan says with the increase, the school is 10th in cost among the 15 Michigan public universities.
Out-of-state freshmen and sophomores will pay $23,262 for the academic year.
The trustees approved an operating budget of $349 million for the 2012-13 year.
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