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DeKALB – The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 1.5% tuition increase after holding tuition flat for five years as the university faces a $26.5 million deficit.
The 1.5% base tuition increase represents a $5.23 increase in the per credit hour rate and a $70.99 increase in the full-time rate for undergraduate students. For graduate students, there will be a $5.36 increase per credit hour and a $64.32 increase in the 12 or more credit hours.
Undergraduate tuition starting FY22. (Board of Trustees Feb. 18 agenda)
There will be a 0.79% increase for law students representing a $5.36 increase per credit hour and a $64.32 increase in the maximum rate.
Graduate and Law school tuition starting FY22. (Board of Trustees Feb. 18 agenda)
DeKALB – NIU has received $23.7 million as a result of a second stimulus package in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The university is allocating $7.4 million directly toward grants for students, said Sarah Chinniah, vice president and chief financial officer, at Wednesday’s University Council meeting. A third of the funding from the Coronavirus.