5% increase in tuition approved for UM system

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Undergraduate students at all University of Missouri System schools will face a 5 percent increase in tuition for the next academic year.

The UM System Board of Curators on Wednesday approved the increase, which ranges between $14.20 and $17.30 per credit hour. Average resident tuition and fees in the system was $7,980 a semester in fall 2018.

The increase is actually 5.6 percent but 0.6 percent will be waived if state funding remains at or above the funding received in fiscal year 2019.

If the waiver is applied, undergraduate Missouri residents would pay $8,544 per academic year and $284.80 per credit hour.