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UNC General Administration has proposed a 4.9 percent increase in undergraduate, in-state tuition.
The increase matches the rise in the state's consumer price index, one of the guidelines established for setting tuition according to a new policy approved in November.
The recommendation, presented at the February meeting of the Board of Governors, is the first made under the state's new tuition policy, which requires the Board of Governors to set tuition at the March meeting so that students will know what tuition costs before the school year starts.
The tuition recommendation would increase undergraduate, in-state tuition at the University by $72 to $1,528. Graduate, in-state tuition would increase by $122 to $1,578 for most programs, with graduate tuition costing more at the law school, health sciences programs and the Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Out-of-state tuition -- currently $10,622 for both undergraduates and graduate students -- would not change because current out-of-state rates are higher than the national average.
UNC President Molly Broad said that the recommended increase came only "after a lot of hand-wringing" by the General Administration staff.
"All the messages we're receiving from the state has us concerned about the budget," Broad said of proposing the increase. "This policy maintains tuition among the lowest levels in the United States."
The Board of Governors will vote on the proposal at its March meeting. Any tuition increase would have to be approved by the state legislature.
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