UNC sees 15.5% tuition and fees increase

Students attending public universities in North Carolina will see pricier tuition statements this Fall.

University of North Carolina President Erskine Bowles announced Wednesday an average $444 of supplemental tuition increases for UNC system schools. The price hike will be in effect for the 2010-2011 academic year and comes after a $200 or 8 percent -- whichever is less -- increase for in-state students and $1,127 increase for out-of-state undergraduates approved last fall by state lawmakers.

The price hike marks an average 15.5 percent increase in tuition and fees for in-state students. The supplemental tuition increases range from $82 at UNC-Asheville to $750 at UNC-Chapel Hill and the UNC School of the Arts. In total, in-state students will see a 24.5 percent increase and out-of-state students a 7.7 percent increase at UNC-CH. Five of the 16 UNC system schools also approved supplemental increases for the 2011-2012 academic year.

(See the full chart of UNC system tuition increases)

The UNC Board of Governors approved a measure that takes at least half of the revenue generated from initial tuition increases and 20 percent of revenue from supplemental increases go to need-based financial aid.

In February, Duke's Board of Trustees approved a 3.9 percent increase in tuition, room and board for undergraduates for the 2010-2011 academic year.