Advisory Board Recommends 3% Tuition Increase for UT Martin

A 3% in-state undergraduate tuition increase for UT Martin students was recommended for the 2024-25 academic year by the university’s advisory board Friday, May 17, during the board’s summer meeting in the Boling University Center. The recommendation now goes to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees for consideration at the board’s annual meeting June 24-25 in Knoxville. The UTM Advisory Board also recommended a $174 million UT Martin operating budget for UT board consideration in June. Petra McPhearson, UT Martin senior vice chancellor for finance and administration, presented the proposed budget and explained that the increase means undergraduate students will pay an additional $256 per year starting this fall for a total tuition payment of $8,802 for the academic year. Undergraduate students will also pay more for student fees, including an $8 per semester student media fee for a total of $30 per year. Previously named the student publication fee, the fee increase will help to support WUTM 90.3 “The Hawk” and UTM TV operations. A new academic support fee supported by the Student Government Association will total $40 per semester and will fund increased supplemental instruction, tutoring and other student academic support. Tuition and fees for full-time in-state...