The Largest Tuition Increases In Public Colleges

As states continue to slash higher education budgets, public colleges and universities struggle to find sources for funding -- and many end up hiking tuition to cover their deficits.

Some schools, University of Connecticut, saw modest increases, while others -- like nursing students at the University of Iowa -- face much steeper hikes.

Below, check out which states have colleges that raised tuition this year. Did we miss a state or a school? Let us know in the comments section.

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Iowa: 5-40%

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Overall, the three public Iowa institutions -- the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa -- will experience a 5 percent increase this year. Some students at the University of Iowa will be hit harder. Nursing students will see a whopping 40 percent tuition hike, while engineering students will see an increase of 20 percent.

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Overall, the three public Iowa institutions -- the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa -- will experience a 5 percent increase this year. Some students at the University of Iowa will be hit harder. Nursing students will see a whopping 40 percent tuition hike, while engineering students will see an increase of 20 percent.

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[Cronous]

10:57 AM on 04/28/2011

Budget cuts are little more then a red herring. Colleges have been raising tuition at 8-10% per year long before the recession started and even during the relatively bullish years of 2005-06.

[oblivioususer]

06:11 PM on 04/08/2011

The reason I'm attending a private university and not a public one is because the recent economic turmoil left me with little confidence in the current US education system. With large cuts to education spending, it is not a surprise that tuition is going up while quality of education is going down (larger class sizes, less course selection, etc.) My tuition may be a lot higher, but in terms of quality, it's much more stable.

A friend of mine had entire language departments eliminated due to budget cuts. He goes to a CUNY.

[Cronous]

10:55 AM on 04/28/2011

"With large cuts to education spending, it is not a surprise that tuition is going up while quality of education is going down (larger class sizes, less course selection, etc.) My tuition may be a lot higher, but in terms of quality, it's much more stable."

Frankly school prestige and soft skills you learn matter more than quality. Much of what you learn in college will never be applied in a job.

[bluejoni2525]

08:32 PM on 03/31/2011

All of these federal state and local cuts are going to finish the job Reagan started years ago of destroying this nation !!!

[JPMac]

02:43 PM on 04/01/2011

Do us all a favor and move to Canada!

[jcwtts1]

11:21 AM on 04/07/2011

You first. he's right.

[CelestePulchra]

01:50 PM on 03/30/2011

I wonder who are these mystery alums that are so pleased with their educational experience that they donate to their old schools. I would never, ever donate to my old schools. As a matter of fact should I ever have my own law practice I would take any suit against my previous institutions as pro bono. They are just such bad businesses, not to mention the product they are selling is vasted overstated. I don't know anyone who would consider donating to their college.

[JStading]

11:18 AM on 04/09/2011

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[San Juan Wolf]

10:21 AM on 03/30/2011

education is under attack! what do we do? stand up fight back!

[Greg the Electrician]

05:44 AM on 03/30/2011

I've paid taxes for schools for a long time. But, I don't think we should contribute to colleges.

Remeber that Harvard University was built and maintained without Govt funding in the early 1600's?

[senseandnonsense]

07:59 AM on 03/30/2011

No, I don't remember that.

[skullman]

08:16 AM on 03/30/2011

Thats because Harvard is a private institution not a public university.

Some people don't believe in public universities or public education. I don't like my taxes being used to fund unnecessary wars and a bloated defense industry.

[MMRDO]

11:47 PM on 03/29/2011

Enlist with your state's national guard. All you need to do is maintain a 2.5 to keep your money from the GI Bill and you get tuition covered.

[senseandnonsense]

08:00 AM on 03/30/2011

Sounds great until a president like George Bush comes along, Then you end up in Iraq.

[MMRDO]

08:03 AM on 03/30/2011

I never said that you wouldn't get deployed.

[San Juan Wolf]

10:22 AM on 03/30/2011

so the only way to get an education is to be part of the military industrial complex? thats problematic in so many ways

[MMRDO]

10:29 AM on 03/30/2011

Nope, you can also apply for scholarships, there are so many of them and somewhere around 5 billions dollars goes unclaimed each year. You could probably get one for being from San Juan if you looked.

It just is what I did because it worked for me and its good experience, the Air Guard in particular because the courses we take transfer as college credit so even the semester I miss, I won't be too behind.

[ponziu]

09:48 PM on 03/29/2011

Colleges keep raising tuition, but new students keep enrolling in droves. Everyone dropout of college and see if they can keep their tuition fees that high. It's simple supply & demand. No students, no school, show them who's boss! http://ponziu.blogspot.com

[Lauramae]

10:54 PM on 03/29/2011

They aren't raising the tuition voluntarily. States are cutting support to colleges and universities and funding some of those cuts with the tuition increases. In some states, like Washington, institutions do not have tuition setting authority. The legislature does. In Washington state alone, state support for public 4 years will have dropped 50% just since 2008.

[AndyB62]

09:02 PM on 03/29/2011

The republican created myth of the state budget deficit. The new PA repub gov is slashing most public colleges budgets by 50%. My union is being pressured to give back contractual raises. The gov won't tax the billions of dollars worth of natural gas extracted in the state because his natural gas advisory board is 80% gas industry execs. The republican dismantling of education and the middle class.

[Freidhiem]

09:12 PM on 03/29/2011

Hes also trying the F the students. If this goes through I, along with many other students will be forced to drop out. Leaving all that loan money on the table.

[corwin]

01:01 AM on 03/30/2011

I don't know how to tell you this gently,Andy,but the Smart people ,who have figured how to extract the hydrocarbons can easily go elsewhere and extract hydrocarbons if you tax them Diffidently, I point out,neither you,nor your union have contributed to the industry.The people who are employed there don't want their industry taxed for your benefit.they want to keep their jobs.The state of Pennsylvania is thrilled to have these companies employing tens of thousands In addition to the revenues,the increased supply lowers prices. Strangely enoeugh,these people think they are middle class
But, I'm interested in why you think they should be taxed to assist you.RSVP

[senseandnonsense]

08:24 AM on 03/30/2011

If they can go anywhere, as you say, then they should come to my backyard. Of course, I'm not over the Marcellus Shale and the companies will be unable to extract anything. So, these companies cannot just go "elsewhere" to extract hydrocarbons. If you lose your keys in the dark, do you look for them under the streetlight because you can see better over there?

[TexasPatriot1776]

08:51 PM on 03/29/2011

I learned everything I needed to know in kindergarten.

[senseandnonsense]

08:06 AM on 03/30/2011

When using a quotation, you must place it within quoatation marks and cite the person you are quoting. You wouldn't want Scott Walker mad at you because he does everything behind your back.

[Subsound]

08:14 PM on 03/29/2011

Sounds about right. Many of the people vote to cut the state tax money funding the colleges, and then protest the hikes in tuition that are required to shore up the shortfall. People don't seem to see the consequences of their actions very well.

[senseandnonsense]

08:07 AM on 03/30/2011

See the connectedness of their actions is not one of their strong points.

[janiepants]

07:21 PM on 03/29/2011

Predatory colleges. They know everyone is scrambling to go to school for imaginary jobs so they are taking advantage of the citizens.

[joebiteme]

06:29 PM on 03/29/2011

I hope they aren't looking for sympathy, the solution is to start having tenured professors start to teach

[Just a passerby]

06:38 PM on 03/29/2011

You .m.or.on. It's clear you've never been near a college in your life.

Tenured profs do teach, duhhhhhhh.

[joebiteme]

06:41 PM on 03/29/2011

another poster without a CLUE

[MMRDO]

11:50 PM on 03/29/2011

Some professors leave it all up to their assistants, that happened with me and a marine environmental science professor, but more often than not in every other course, yeah they were in the classroom.

[SeeDaddy]

08:59 PM on 03/29/2011

I'm a tenured professor and I teach three courses every semester, including summers. I always have 90+ students every term, advise 40+ students and communicate with students 6-7 days every week. I also see students during office hours and outside office hours. I am typical of those in my profession.

Yeah, you either don't know what you are talking, or you are maliciously spreading lies.

[NonConforming]

05:04 PM on 03/29/2011

It is time for tuition to go up.

Professors who make 120l/year and work 2-3 days a week and get full retirement will go on strike against taxpayers if they don't get their "worker rights". Students can go to hell - since they are aligned with the greedy taxpayer/employers.

[Just a passerby]

06:40 PM on 03/29/2011

Another ig.noramus.

Name these mythical professors who don't work, and who get these cushy jobs and great money.

[LBPrep]

07:00 PM on 03/29/2011

another simpleton railing against a caricature of their ideological opponent.

sounds good, and sure it does make you angry... if only there were a reality where your diatribe made any sense!

"Students can go to hell" haha, deep breaths.

[Danilo-11]

04:38 PM on 03/29/2011

Any good explanation for this? What is sad, is that college sports profits go, you would think that their tuition would go down.

[stop the politics]

05:17 PM on 03/29/2011

What happens is that a state does not have money, so it cuts the education budget. The school is then forced to increase tuition to offset the decrease in state funding.

The overall profit on sports (after taking into account travel costs, equipment, funding unprofitable school sports, etc.) is a very small portion of a schools budget.

[SeeDaddy]

09:09 PM on 03/29/2011

The money from profit-making sports goes to support non-profit sports. Also, sports profits pay tuition and other expenses for hundreds of student athletes and student helpers. In some universities, sports profits do go into the university general funds and support intramural sports non-athletes.