Review- MSU Tuition Increase

Michigan State University's Board of Trustees voted on June 17 to raise tuition by 2.7 percent for in-state undergraduate students.

For the sixth consecutive year tuition has been increased.

MSU's budget calls for $1.4 billion in spending for the 2015-2016 academic year.

The cost per credit hour increased by $12 and brought the total to $452.

In 15 years, the cost per credit hour has increased by nearly $300.

MSU students have voiced disgust over the tuition increase, focusing on the already expensive yearly tuition.

"College education in America has become a business rather than a right," said James Madison sophomore Kristian VanderWaerden.

Financial aid for needy students was reserved in the MSU budget. More than $125 million dollars will be set aside.

Graduate students tuition increased by about 4 percent per the new budget.

The tuition raise still remains below Michigan's state cap.