In a contentious vote Friday afternoon, Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees approved a proposal to impose the largest tuition hike that the university’s students have seen in years.
OSU’s trustees voted 12-2 to approve a 5.75% increase for returning undergraduate students and a bump of 6.25% for new incoming students next school year. Graduate students will also see increases at different levels, depending on their program.
At board meetings over the past two days, OSU’s administrative leadership pressed skeptical trustees on the importance of student tuition to the university’s bottom line. But some trustees remained unconvinced that a tuition increase would benefit students and the institution over the long-term…