ISU board approves tuition increase
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The Indiana State University Board of Trustees approved a 2.75% tuition increase during its meeting Thursday. Our partners at WTWO-TV report the board also briefly addressed criticism over the university’s decision to not host the NCAA Baseball Super Regionals.
The bump in tuition will mean full-time, in-state undergrad students will pay $9,992 for the 2023-24 academic year and $10,258 for 2024-25.
Student Trustee Kimberly Collins opposed the increase, stating she was against ISU surpassing Purdue University’s base tuition. ISU President Deborah Curtis said there was one big difference.
“To the consumer, take a look at the fees that are added [at Purdue],” Curtis told reporters after the meeting. “They are not the same as Indiana State. That’s another area where we work hard, to keep our fees down as well and that’s the cost difference.”
ISU officials said the tuition increase is below the recommended increase from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and below other institutions as well.
At the start of the meeting ISU Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Cabello gave a statement about the decision to not host the NCAA baseball games, in which the ISU Sycamores played and ultimately lost to Texas Christian University.
“The board of trustees recognizes and acknowledges the concerns expressed by the Terre Haute and Wabash Valley community and ISU friends and alumni,” Cabello said. “We are working with the president to create greater engagement with the community.”
ISU declined the host the games due to the fact it was already hosting the Indiana Special Olympics, an event it has hosted for over 50 years.
On last weekend’s edition of Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, Vigo County Tourism Executive Director David Patterson said he was among those who thought accommodations could have been made.
“It was a poor decision by solely by ISU,” Patterson said. “I firmly believe had they reached out to my office, the convention and visitors bureau, the mayor, the commissioners, the chamber, we could’ve certainly put together an excellent tournament.”
Curtis declined to provide any further comment on the decision beyond previous statements already made.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story said “Indiana University.”