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Kent State University Tuition Increases 1.5 Percent

The tuition increase is Kent's lowest in four years.

The additional money will go to financial aid after Kent State University officials approved raising tuition by 1.5 percent last week. 

The university also decided to charge an overload fee for students who take more than 16 credit hours a semester  which affects about 10 percent of the students attending Kent State.

Kent was one of the last of Ohio's tax-supported universities to set tuition for the coming school year, according to our partners at WEWS News Channel 5

In comparison, the University of Akron, Youngstown State and Bowling Green all increased tuition by 2 percent, which is the most allowable by law. Miami University also increased tuition by 1.5 percent. The Ohio State University froze tuition for the upcoming school year. 

The $4.75 million the increase is estimated to generate will be applied to scholarships, grants and other forms of financial aid for students.

Students on Twitter seemed unhappy with the slight increase. A tweet stating "Kent State University, please stop raising my tuition. Especially for dumb things like green space and the arts fee." continues to be retweeted on social media.

Take a look at the attached Twitter feed about the tuition increase. 

“We are being efficient. We are being effective,” KSU President Lester Lefton said. “This is a very effective use of a tuition increase, however modest it may be. We have to continue to commit to quality.”

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