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The repairs to ISU's University Farm were just one of several renovation-related items and expenditures that received board approval during trustees' Feb. 17 meeting.
For the second time in three months, a credit ratings agency has upgraded Illinois State University’s outlook a move that could lead to lower borrowing costs down the road.
At a time many colleges and universities are under increased financial pressure, a credit profile agency has upgraded the rating for Illinois State University. S and P Global Ratings has changed the outlook from stable to positive on ISU's A- rating.
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Illinois State University President Larry Dietz is not making a hard recommendation to the board of trustees about a fall tuition increase, but says looking at what other state universities already have approved, “My sense would be for a modest 1-2% tuition increase.”
He suggested a gradual increase would lesson the need for a more dramatic boost later.
At a trustees meeting on Saturday, the administration showed a slide showing a 1% increase in tuition for full-time incoming freshmen for the 2021-2022 academic year would take the cost of attending ISU from $25,169 to $25,421 a difference of $252, if approved.