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

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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

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Tuition Tuition & Fees

Peer Institution Comparison 2019-20Resident, Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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Cal StateNorthridge

Boise State Metro Stateof Denver

AlaskaAnchorage

IPFW FortWayne

YoungstownState

NorthernKentucky

Ferris State

Peer Average $8,110

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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!