The Iowa House and Senate approved a $986 million education budget that includes a 4 percent funding increase for the three regent universities and an additional $2.625 million in special funding for UNI in recognition of the universitys reliance on state funding on April 23.
These additional funds allow UNI to freeze tuition for the 2014-15 academic year.
President William Ruud expressed his approval of the budget in an email to the student body and faculty.
is extremely grateful to the Iowa Legislature for recognizing the unique funding challenges at UNI resulting from our historic focus on educating Iowa residents, Ruud said. With this additional funding, UNI will continue to be an affordable and accessible option for students.
Tuition at UNI, which sits at $6,648 in-state and $16,546 out-of-state, was also frozen for the 2013-2014 school year.
