Tuition and Fee Recommendations - UNC Greensboro · 2014. 11. 25. · Board: “Average in-state...
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Tuition and Fee Recommendations
Board of Trustees December 4, 2014
Presentation Outline
• Overview of Tuition and Fee Policy • Comparisons • Tuition Recommendations • Fee Recommendations • Board Discussion
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The University of North Carolina Establishing Tuition and Fees
• The constitutional provisions for setting
tuition are codified in General Statute 116-11(7), which states, in part, "The Board (of Governors) shall set tuition and required fees at the institutions, not inconsistent with actions of the General Assembly.”
• The UNC Policy Manual Chapter 100.1.1 https://www.northcarolina.edu/apps/policy/index.php?pg=vs&id=s474
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Establishing Tuition “Tuition is charged to partially defray the
costs of general academic and administrative operations of campuses, including academic programs and faculty and administrative salaries and benefits.”
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Establishing Fees
“Fees will be charged only for limited, dedicated purposes and shall not be used to defray the costs of general academic and administrative operations of campuses, including academic programs and faculty and administrative salaries and benefits.”
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Campus-initiated Tuition
• “Campuses may request increases in tuition to provide revenue for specific purposes and programs.”
• Revenues will be used to cover general operating inflationary increases and significant changes in fixed personnel costs, strategic investments that improve student outcomes, and faculty and staff compensation.
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Tuition and Fees Four-Year Plan 2015-16 through 2018-19
• Maximum tuition rate of increase for resident undergraduate students shall be 5% per year.
• Allowable increases in student fees required for all students, other than debt service fees, are also capped at 5% annually.
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Tuition and Fees Four-Year Plan
• 15% cap on total tuition dollars for need-based financial aid.
• Combined tuition and fee rates for undergraduate residents shall remain in the bottom quartile of public peers.
• Combined rates for nonresident undergraduate students should be market driven and reflect the full cost of providing a quality education.
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Tuition and Fees Four-Year Plan
Tuition and fee rates will be set on a biennial basis. • 2015-16 and 2016-17 rates set in the winter
of 2015 • 2017-18 and 2018-19 rates set in the
winter of 2017
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How do UNCG’s tuition and fee rates compare nationally?
Most recent national report from College Board: “Average in-state published tuition and fees at public four-year institutions increased from $8,895 in 2013-14 t0 $9,139 in 2014-15.”
UNCG’s in-state undergraduate rates:
$ 6,086 2012-13 $ 6,323 2013-14 $ 6,382 2014-15
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Institution In-State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees Northern Illinois 12,346
Virginia Commonwealth 12,002
Bowling Green State University 10,726
Western Michigan 10,355
University of Louisville 9,946
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis 8,756
Old Dominion University 8,550
Georgia State University 8,368
Oregon State University 8,322
University of Memphis 8,312
Indiana State University 8,256
Portland State University 7,878
Middle Tennessee State University 7,546
Florida International University 6,496
UNC Greensboro 6,382
University of Central Florida 6,317
Incomplete Data
Kent State University
University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Texas at Arlington
How does UNCG compare with national peers? 2013-2014 Annual Rates
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How does UNCG compare within our system? 2014-2015 Annual Rates
Institution In-State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
NC State 8,134
UNC Chapel Hill 8,128
Appalachian State 6,439
UNC Greensboro 6,382
UNC Wilmington 6,316
UNC Asheville 6,273
UNC Charlotte 6,180
Western Carolina 6,157
East Carolina 5,985
Winston-Salem State 5,624
NC A&T 5,536
NC Central 5,445
UNC Pembroke 5,207
Fayetteville State 4,631
Elizabeth City State 4,498
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UNCG’s Budgeted Recurring State Appropriation per Budgeted In-State Full
Time Equivalent Students
$11,509 $10,950
$9,668 $9,985 $9,569
$2,590 $3,243
$3,454 $3,779
$3,932
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Budgeted Appropriation per In-State Student FTE Tuition In-State Undergraduate
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How does UNCG compare with national peers? 2013-2014 Tuition and Fees
Institution Out-of-State Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
Indiana University-Purdue University-Ind 29,571 Virginia Commonwealth University 29,473 Old Dominion University 24,210 Western Michigan University 24,109 University of Louisville 23,834 Oregon State University 23,514 Portland State University 23,088 University of Memphis 23,024 Middle Tennessee State University 23,002 Georgia State University 22,936 University of Central Florida 22,416 Northern Illinois University 21,924 UNC Greensboro 20,180 Florida International University 18,895 Bowling Green State University-Main 18,034 Indiana State University 17,992 Kent State University at Kent The University of Texas at Arlington University of Southern Mississippi
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How does UNCG compare with national peers? 2013-2014 Tuition and Fees
Institution In-State Graduate Tuition & Fees
Portland State University 13,539 Oregon State University 13,110 Western Michigan University 12,812 Virginia Commonwealth University 12,002 Northern Illinois University 11,976 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 11,798 University of Louisville 10,984 Florida International University 10,763 Old Dominion University 9,888 University of Memphis 9,560 University of Central Florida 8,831 Indiana University-Purdue University-Ind 8,795 Middle Tennessee State University 8,424 Georgia State University 8,392 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 6,991 Indiana State University 6,914 Kent State University at Kent NA The University of Texas at Arlington NA University of Southern Mississippi NA
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How does UNCG compare with national peers? 2013-2014 Tuition and Fees
Institution Out-of-State Graduate Tuition & Fees
University of Central Florida 28,616 Western Michigan University 26,139 Old Dominion University 25,152 Indiana University-Purdue University-Ind 23,991 Georgia State University 23,944 Virginia Commonwealth University 23,081 Florida International University 22,861 University of Louisville 22,642 Middle Tennessee State University 21,150 University of Memphis 20,738 Oregon State University 20,643 Portland State University 20,451 UNC Greensboro 20,440 Northern Illinois University 20,192 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 19,106 Indiana State University 13,394 Kent State University at Kent NA University of Southern Mississippi NA The University of Texas at Arlington NA
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How does UNCG compare on fees? 2014-2015
Athletic Activity Health Ed. & Tech. Facility ASG TOTAL ASU 701 623 268 495 579 1 2,667 UNCC 747 561 214 450 685 1 2,658 UNCA 730 720 346 473 337 1 2,607 WCU 688 572 296 544 387 1 2,488 WSSU 694 531 247 416 591 1 2,480 UNCG 696 378 275 397 707 1 2,454 UNCW 655 664 191 399 381 1 2,291 NCA&T 723 546 304 405 288 1 2,267 NCSU 232 601 310 428 525 1 2,097 ECU 631 599 235 342 218 1 2,026 UNCP 655 582 160 351 247 1 1,996 NCCU 749 476 243 401 120 1 1,990 FSU 618 493 151 310 315 1 1,888 ECSU 624 609 250 238 0 1 1,722 UNCCH 279 358 436 445 186 1 1,705
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UNCG Tuition and Fee Process
• Since the beginning of the Fall semester, two committees have reviewed proposals for campus-initiated tuition and student fee increases.
• Two campus forums were conducted in early November to provide opportunities for the campus community to provide input before the committees made final recommendations to the Chancellor.
• Continued opportunities to provide input and feedback were available through November 11, 2014 using email accounts that went directly to the Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs who shared the results with their committees.
• Final recommendations were determined by the committees after a review of that feedback and submitted to the Chancellor.
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Campus Initiated Tuition Committee
Committee Chair: Simone Stephens, SGA President Alan Boyette, Vice Provost
Student Leaders: Melissa Elmes, Graduate Student Dylan Frick, Undergraduate Student Zachary Vestal, Undergraduate Student Elizabeth Warren, Graduate Student
Faculty Representatives: Gregory Grieve, Religious Studies Spoma Jovanovic, Communication Studies Eileen Kohlenberg, Nursing Professional Staff: Cherry Callahan, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Steve Honeycutt, Director of Financial Planning and Budgets Deborah Tollefson, Director of Financial Aid
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What are the Guiding Principles* of the UNCG Tuition Committee?
1. UNCG must remain affordable for its neediest students.
2. UNCG must not significantly increase its rank among the constituent UNC institutions in terms of cost.
3. Recommended actions are believed to provide positive contribution toward the quality of the students’ educational/learning experience.
*These principles were established by UNCG’s first CITI Committee in Fall 2000 and
observed by each subsequent committee.
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Chancellor Recommendation (based on Tuition Committee recommendations)
Academic Year Tuition Increase:
Undergraduates Tuition Increase:
Graduate Students
Total Revenue
2015-16 $197 $232 $3.3 Million
2016-17 $206 $244 $3.5 Million
*Represents a 5% increase for in-state students; the same dollar amount of increase is charged to out-of state students
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How would the increased tuition revenue be used?
Purpose for funds 2015-16 2016-17
1. Retention and Support of EPA Faculty and Professional Staff (60%)
$1,982,000 $2,106,000
2. Undergraduate Student Success and Retention Initiatives (22%)
$724,000 $767,000
3. Graduate Assistantship Stipends and Tuition Awards (18%)
$594,000 $627,000
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1. Retention of EPA Faculty and
Professional Staff
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What is the salary increase history?
Faculty EPA Non-Faculty
2008-09 5% 3% 2009-10 0 0 2010-11 0 0 2011-12 0 0 2012-13 1.2% 1.2% 2013-14 0 0 2014-15 * - - - 0
million was %.
* The General Assembly provided $5 million for all EPA salary increases system-wide. UNCG’s portion of the $5 million was $276,634 for salary increases.
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2014-15 Faculty Salary Increase*
(Allocation of $276,634 in salary increase funds)
Number of UNCG faculty receiving increase: 182 of 842
Percent of UNCG faculty receiving increase: 21.6%
Among those awarded salary increase:
Average dollar amount of increase = $1,699 Average salary increase percentage = 1.98%
*No salary increase provided to EPA professional staff (non-faculty)
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How does UNCG compare with national peers? 2013-2014 Average Faculty Salaries, in thousands
Institution All Ranks Professor Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Florida International University 87.5 120.2 90.3 81.4 University of Louisville 84.6 115.5 77.8 64.5 Western Michigan University 82.2 101.7 75.5 64.5 Georgia State University 80.7 120.7 79.1 75.0 Old Dominion University 79.7 114.1 81.3 70.1 Virginia Commonwealth University 79.1 118.0 82.9 71.7 Indiana University-Purdue University-Ind 78.3 113.6 81.1 68.8 Oregon State University 78.2 112.1 88.0 77.2 University of Central Florida 78.1 120.6 82.4 69.7 Kent State University 76.6 109.9 82.0 71.3 University of Memphis 75.5 108.1 73.9 64.5 Portland State University 74.9 101.6 76.3 65.5 The University of Texas at Arlington 74.5 105.9 82.0 68.5 Northern Illinois University 72.8 98.5 75.5 68.3 UNC Greensboro 72.7 108.0 76.1 69.8 Indiana State University 70.5 95.6 71.0 64.2 Bowling Green State University Ohio 66.5 99.3 65.9 63.0 University of Southern Mississippi 64.5 87.3 66.7 61.6 Middle Tennessee State University N/A N/A N/A N/A
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2. Undergraduate Student Success and Retention
Initiatives
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Assess and Strengthen Academic Advising
Support for academic advising improvement
has been cited as a priority by the Student Government Association leadership
for at least five consecutive years.
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76.0% 77.0% 77.0%
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84.0%
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2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
LAC Participants All Full-time Freshmen
The Learning Assistance Center provides academic support programs including tutoring, academic skills instruction, and workshops that help students improve study skills, increase their understanding of
course content, enhance self-confidence, and encourage positive attitudes toward learning.
One Year Retention: Learning Assistance Center Users
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59.0% 61.0% 63.0% 65.0%
53.0% 54.0% 55.0% 56.0%
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2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
LAC Participants All Full-time Freshmen
Six-Year Graduation Rates: Learning Assistance Center Users
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What is the average debt of graduates?
Not reporting: ECSU, NCCU, UNCC, UNCSA, and WSSU
Source: http://projectonstudentdebt.org/state_by_state-data.php Slide 31
What is the three year student loan default rate?
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3. Graduate Assistantship Stipends and Tuition Awards
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Graduate Assistantship Stipend Levels at UNCG compared to National Averages, 2013-14*
Teaching Assistantships
Research Assistantships
National Average
$13,893
$13,486
UNCG Average
$7700
$7700
Difference
($6193)
($5786)
*Data represent average stipend levels across all disciplines and academic programs, and across all degree levels (e.g. MA, MS, MFA, PhD).
Source: National Graduate Stipend Study, Oklahoma State University and UNCG Graduate School
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Student Fee Committee Committee Chair: Joseph Graham, SGA Vice President
Cherry Callahan, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Students: Brenna Barnett (U) Derek Strong (G) Kayla Hansen (U) Courtney Laganke (G) Tom Gill (U) Elizabeth Warren (G) Erika Sisk (U) Cameron Davis (U) Faculty Members: Alice Hill, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Chris Rhea, Kinesiology Patti Sink, Music
Professional Staff: Steve Honeycutt, Director of Financial Planning & Budgets Charles Maimone, Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Deborah Tollefson, Director of Financial Aid
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What are Fees?
• “General fees” are – Activities – Athletics – Educational & Technology – Health – “ASG fee”
• “Fees related to the Retirement of Debt” – Facilities Fee
• Other Fees – Transportation – Registration
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What Does It Provide? Student Activities Fee
2014-15
Elliott University Center 651,139
12% Campus Activities &
Programs 1,097,183
20%
Facilities Maintenance 1,042,889
19%
Campus Recreation 1,055,071
19%
Other (each less than 3%) 703,878
13%
Student Government General Fund
195,684 4%
Leadership & Service Learning 419,244
8%
Equipment Replacement 168,918
3% Safety Escort & ID
Center 124,311
2%
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What does it provide? Athletics Fee
• Fee supports most costs of UNCG’s Division I intercollegiate athletics program.
• Some costs are also met by ticket revenue and endowment income.
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What does it provide? Education and Technology Fee
Education = academic course materials & supplies (such as lab equipment)
Technology = partial support of IT for student use; classroom technology, and ongoing refresh projects including band-width expansion Slide 39
What does it provide? Health Fee
• Wellness programs (nutrition, eating disorders, smoking cessation, etc.)
• Alcohol and drug programs
• Medical services • Pharmacy • Immunizations • Lab/X-ray • Psychiatry • Counseling
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Proposed Sustainability Fee (UNCG Green Fund)
The Green Fund will support sustainability efforts on campus and governed by
students with assistance from faculty and staff. The fund will invest in campus
infrastructure to help meet the goals of the UNCG Climate Action Plan.
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What does it provide? Facilities Fee
• Pays off the debt incurred on “capital projects” when
student facilities are built or renovated—for example: – Soccer stadium – Student Recreation Center – Baseball stadium – EUC renovation – Student Health Center expansion/renovation
(**Facilities fee does not include residence halls, dining or parking facilities; these are paid for by users.)
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Who Pays General Fees?
• Students pay fees along with their tuition each semester. • Exceptions:
– Distance learners who take no courses on campus pay only the Educational & Technology Fee.
– Graduate students enrolled in fewer than 6 credit hours and undergraduates enrolled in fewer than 9 credit hours have the option of paying the health fee or they could pay for services at the “market rate” of the Greensboro community.
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Chancellor’s Fee Increase Recommendations 2015-16
2014-15 Increase Proposals from Fee
Receiving Units
Proposed Increases Percentage Increase
Athletics
$696
$39
$21.00
3,2%
Activities
$378
$22.11
$9.00
2.38%
Health
$275
$9.00
$9.00
3.27%
Ed.&Tech.
$397
$34.00
$23.00
5.79%
3.55% Overall
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How would the 2015-16 increases be used?
Activity Fee: a new sustainability fee proposed by UNCG Green – a student organization, inflationary cost of Spartan Card software, increased programming funds for CAB, OMA, and OLSL, additional Graduate Student Association support Athletics: Added health insurance costs for coaches in compliance with ACA; increase in travel costs; maintain program as close as possible to status quo Education: Inflationary increases for educational materials Technology: Classroom Technology and refresh (upgrades) to the wireless system Health Fee: Equipment replacement and incremental increases in supplies and services costs
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Recommended Fee Increase 2016-17
Increase Proposals from Fee
Receiving Units
Recommendation from Chancellor
Percentage Increase
Athletics
$0 $0 0%
Activities
$145 $90* 5%
Health
$0 $0 0%
Ed.&Tech.
$0
$0
0%
5% Increase
*To be committed to opening of new Recreation Center
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How would the 2016-17 activity fee increase be used?
The 5% recommended increase will support the opening of the new Recreation Center in
2016. Additional revenue will be sought through fundraising, special events, and
memberships to support a fully operational program over time.
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UNCG Tuition and Fees 2015-2016
Regular Term Tuition & Fees Increase Per
Semester
Tuition & Fees Increase Per
Year
Total Tuition & Fees Year
In-State Undergraduate $129.50 $259.00 $6,701.00
Out-of-State Undergraduate $129.50 $259.00 $21,563.00
In-State Graduate Student $147.00 $294.00 $7,445.00
Out-of-State Graduate Student $147.00 $294.00 $20,894.00
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Next Step
Feb 27 Board of Governors Meeting
**Legislative session begins in January—could have impact on tuition and fees
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Discussion