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KU implements Four-Year Tuition Compact

While many students and faculty were away for the summer, KU implemented an unprecedented new strategy that will guarantee first-time freshmen no tuition increases for four years. The Kansas Board of Regents approved the Four-Year Tuition Compact in June.

The plan allows new students and their families to determine the cost of tuition and fees for the time it takes to complete a bachelor's degree. It also includes an optional two-year fixed rate for student housing.

For more information on the Four-Year Tuition Compact, visit www.tuition.ku.edu. The site includes frequently asked questions, a glossary of terms, cost estimates and downloadable features such as a PowerPoint presentation and the proposal presented to the regents.

University leaders also lauded the plan as an incentive for students to finish degree programs in four years.

"Completing four-year academic programs in four years is a high priority," said Chancellor Robert Hemenway. "By offering no tuition increases for four years, we are giving students a powerful incentive to finish their degrees on time."

The plan fixes tuition rates for four calendar years from the time a freshman begins classes at KU. The compact also sets course fees for four years.

Returning or transfer students are not eligible for the Four-Year Tuition Compact. Those students will pay the standard tuition rate, set each June by the regents. Set course fees will be the same for these students as for first-time freshmen.

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