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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Ball State University Board of Trustees has approved a 2-percent tuition increase for each of the next two years.
The 20,000-student school says the increase approved Thursday is the lowest at Ball State in 37 years. Tuition for undergraduates will increase by $90 per semester next school year and $92 in 2014-15.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education recommended no more than a 2-percent increase.
Indiana University Trustees approved a 1.75-percent tuition increase Wednesday, and Ivy Tech Community College trustees approved a more than 8-percent tuition increase Thursday. Purdue has frozen tuition on its main campus.
The Ball State Trustees also approved the 2013-14 budget including a 3-percent increase in salaries for faculty and a 2.5-percent increase for professional staff in its meeting.
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