July 8, 2008
Looks like University of Central Florida students are getting the best deal when it comes to the introduction of a premium on undergraduate tuition at five Florida public universities this fall. UCF students will be paying a 3 percent premium on base tuition compared to the 9 percent premiums on tap at the University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of South Florida. The only other school that currently qualifies to charge the premium, Florida International University in Miami, set its premium at 9 percent on Monday. That's on top of a 6 percent general tuition increase. So the actual overall tuition hike at UCF is 9 percent, and 15 percent at the others. UCF students are getting a break because student government and the administration worked out a deal to start the premium at a moderate rate instead of the maximum 9 percent so students have time to adjust. None of the rates should come as too big a surprise, since the concept of a premium on tuition has been kicking around for years.
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