Tuition for out-of-state students will increase by 5 percent from $15,617 to $16,393 if the Board of Visitors approves the tuition proposal by the University Budget Office this weekend.
Out-of-state students now pay 133 percent of the actual cost of a University education, said Director of Budget Melody Bianchetto at an information session for students yesterday.
The Budget Office did not propose an increase in tuition for in-state undergraduate students in compliance with the General Assembly's 1995-96 tuition freeze on in-state rates.
Bianchetto said she does not believe the rise in out-of-state tuition costs will prevent students from attending the University.
"We did a survey of students who were accepted but did not attend the University. We found that cost was usually low on their list of reasons they did not come to the University," she said.
She added that the University tries to meet the financial needs of out-of-state students. It covered 88 percent of students' financial needs last year.
The Budget Office also proposed a tuition increase for graduate students: 2 percent for Virginians and 5 percent for non-Virginians.
The Darden School's in-state tuition will increase from $16,851 to $17,908 for currently enrolled students but will increase to $19,114 for incoming students from Virginia. Its tuition will increase from $22,577 to $24,114 for out-of-state students.
Students entering the Medical School next year will pay 4.1 percent more than students who entered this year. Out-of-state tuition will increase by 4.9 percent, from $24,994 to $26,221.
Law School tuition will increase by 3.2 percent for in-state students and 9.1 percent for out-of-state students.
According to Bianchetto, the Law School wants to attract in-state students who may work in the area as attorneys after graduation.
The schools raised tuition so they could compete with other schools when hiring professors and purchasing other resources, she said.
Budget Office officials considered money received from the General Assembly and other state funding when setting tuition rates. They also considered the needs of the various schools when proposing tuition.
Tuition rates are then compared to other schools in the nation and state and adjusted to be comparable to other tuition rates.
University Rector John P. Ackerly III said in past years the Board has not made many changes to the proposal. "Normally the administration's recommendations are held in high regard," Ackerly said.
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