Post on 31-Jul-2021
2020-21 Truth in Tuition Hearing
March 5, 2020
Tuition Setting in Utah
Truth in Tuition Hearing
• Opportunity for student input
• Statutory requirement
Advertised 2020-21 Resident and Non-resident Undergraduate Tuition Increase
between 0% and 3.5%
Tuition Setting in UtahApproval Process (revised in 2019)
No “standard” Utah System of Higher Education increase
Individual Institution Recommendation to Board of Regents
– Use of revenue
– Impact on student access, retention & completion
– Rationale
– Documented support from Trustees
– Evidence students were advised
$144,741,800 53.83%
$124,167,500 46.17%
2019-20 Education & General Revenue Budget$268,909,300
Tuition & Fees State Tax Funds
What do my Tuition Dollars Pay For?
Salaries & Wages 59.5% Benefits 25% Supplies 12.3%
Travel 0.5%Equipment 0.2%Student Aid .99%
Fuel & Power 1.45%
UVU’s 2019-20 Tuition and Fees
Undergraduate 12-18 credit hours
per semester Resident Non-Resident
Tuition $2,561 $7,936
Tuition and Fees $2,910 $8,285
Factors in Tuition Setting
• State-support for compensation increases
• Wages, medical/dental premiums
Compensation Environment
Low unemployment = highly competitive market
Compensation Increases75% Tax Funds25% Tuition
Factors in Tuition Setting
• State-support for compensation increases
• Wages, medical/dental premiums
• Level of tax fund support
$9,343 $9,093
$8,468
$6,502$6,151
$5,873$5,306
$4,788
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
Snow UofU USU SLCC WSU DSU SUU UVU
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Tax Funds Per Student FTE Comparison/Trend
Source: USHE 2020 Data Book
UVU 2020-21 Regents Budget RequestUpdated 2-19-20 with HEAS Recommendations
Ongoing Base
Regents Budget Request/UVU Portion
HEAS Rec./UVU Portion
Compensation (same as state employees) TBD TBD
Performance Based Funding $5,405,300 $5,405,300
Faculty & Staff to Support Enrollment Growth $1,312,000
Retention and Completion Analytics and Interventions $1,226,300
Flexible Educational offerings for Timely Completion $1,195,000
Engineering Technology, Information Systems, and Computer Science Program Expansion $919,000
Cybersecurity Infrastructure $753,000
Growth Funding $2,264,000 $2,890,700
Risk Management Rate Increase $105,400 $131,800
Additional Recommended Funding
Hearing-impaired student support ($1.0 million to USHE) TBD
Strategic Workforce Initiative (Data Analytics/Automatic Manufacturing) TBD
Behavioral Health Workforce Reinvestment (MSW program/MSW, MFT, CMHC tuition subsidy) $1,452,000
Total $7,774,700 $9,879,800
Factors in Tuition Setting
• State-support for compensation increases
• Wages, medical/dental premiums
• Level of tax fund support
• Enrollment changes
2019-20 Enrollments
Headcount FTE
Summer (EOT) 11,500 6,024
Fall (EOT) 42,030 27,636
Spring (3rd Week) 34,187 23,431
Projected 2020-21 Enrollments
Headcount FTE
Summer (EOT) 11,600 6,075
Fall (EOT) 42,250 27,750
Spring (3rd Week) 34,400 23,550
Student Headcount Comparison by Class Level
Greatest growth in
past decade has been
in Juniors and Seniors
7,723
5,615
6,669
9,101
5,505
4,463
5,682
8,692
- 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Senior
Junior
Sophmore
Freshman
2009 2019
25.8% Change
17.4% Change
40.3% Change
Note: Excludes Concurrent Enrollment
4.7% Change
Factors in Tuition Setting
• State-support for compensation increases
• Wages, medical/dental premiums
• Level of tax fund support
• Enrollment changes
• Trends & peer comparison balanced by
commitment to access and affordability
UVU’s Tuition Increase History
13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20
6.0% 4.0% 3.0% 3.5% 2.5% 1.5% 1.7%
2019-20 USHE Tuition & FeesAcademic Year, Resident Undergraduate
$9,500
$7,659
$6,770
$5,986
$5,820
$5,496
$3,929
$3,836
$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000
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Tuition Tuition & Fees
Peer Institution Comparison 2019-20Resident, Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
UVU Weber KennesawState
Cal StateNorthridge
Boise State Metro Stateof Denver
AlaskaAnchorage
IPFW FortWayne
YoungstownState
NorthernKentucky
Ferris State
Peer Average $8,110
2019-20 Average Tuition & FeesPublic Four-Year Institutions by State
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National Average $10,487
Factors in Tuition Setting
• State-support for compensation increases
• Wages, medical/dental premiums
• Level of tax fund support
• Enrollment changes
• Trends & comparisons balanced by
commitment to access and affordability
• Campus needs and mandated costs
Campus Needs (*dependent on legislative action)
• Compensation
• Salaries/Wages--$1,138,100*
• Medical premiums--$309,200*
• Faculty merit/rank, tenure & promotion--$465,000
• Mandated costs/commitments
• Risk Management insurance rates--$44,000*
Tuition increase to fund these needs = 1.38% ($35 resident; $110 nonresident)
• Technology Infrastructure--$1,233,511
• Cybersecurity
• Software/hardware contracts
• Safety and Security--$467,200
• Police
• Title IX
• Electronic locks
Campus Needs
• Completion Initiatives--$1,197,631
• Online/flexible learning
development and support
• First-year Center advisors
• Peer advisors/mentors
Campus Needs
Summary
Funding Purpose AmountTuition
Increase
Compensation $1,912,300 1.34%
Mandated Costs $44,000 0.04%
Technology $1,233,511 0.87%
Safety and Security $467,300 0.33%
Completion Initiatives $1,197,631 0.84%
Total $4,854,742 3.41%
3.41% Tuition Increase = $87 resident, $270 nonresident per semester
Summary
Funding Purpose AmountTuition
Increase
Compensation $1,912,300 1.34%
Mandated Costs $44,000 0.04%
Technology $1,233,511 0.87%
Safety and Security $467,300 0.33%
Completion Initiatives $1,197,631 0.84%
Total $4,854,742 3.41%
1.38% Tuition Increase = $35 resident, $110 nonresident per semester
Questions and Comments
Proposed 2020-21 General Student Fee Increase
Increase from $349 to $357 per semester--$8 or 2.3%
• $5.00 Student Programs
• $1.29 Campus Recreation
• $1.71 Arts
2020-21 general student fee will still be lower than 2015-16
Proposed Change to Implementation of Tuition/Fee Increases
Requesting Board of Regents exception to allow UVU’s
• 2020-21 increase to become effective Fall 2020 rather than
Summer 2020
• Future tuition rates to apply for Fall, Spring, and Summer
semesters
Tuition Setting Timeline2020-21
January 27--Cabinet approved proposed tuition rate increase and potential use of revenue
February 3 and 18—Ad runs in UVU Review (twice before hearing)
Thursday, March 5--UVU Truth-in-Tuition Hearing
March 9-11--Cabinet finalizes proposed increase and identifies use of revenue
Thursday, March 12--President’s Council approves proposed increase
Thursday, March 12--Trustees Finance & Facilities Committee approves proposed increase
Thursday, March 12--Trustees Executive Committee approves proposed increase
Thursday, March 12 (midnight)--Legislative session ends
Friday, March 13--Budget Office submits proposed increase to Office of the Commissioner
Wednesday, March 25--Board of Trustees ratifies Executive Committee’s March 12 action
Thursday, March 26--President Tuminez presents proposed increase to Board of Regents for review/approval
Final Tuition Decision
Final 2020-21 tuition rates will be set by the Board of Regents at their meeting on March 26, 2020, at the Salt Lake Campus of Utah State University.
Questions?
Thank you!