Transcript 2008-2010 TUITION & FEE PROPOSAL Presentation to the University Community UTSA 2008 – 2010 Tuition & Fee Committee Robert Allums, Graduate Student, College of Public.

2008-2010
TUITION & FEE PROPOSAL
Presentation to the
University Community
UTSA 2008 – 2010 Tuition & Fee
Committee
Robert Allums, Graduate Student, College of Public Policy
Matthew DeLeon, Student, Student Government Association
Ashleigh Ervin, Graduate Student, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Dr. Keith Fairchild, Associate Professor, Department of Finance
Christina Gomez, Student, Student Government Association
Corey Green, Student, College of Engineering
Sara Hohne, Graduate Student, College of Business
Joseph Hopkins, Student, College of Business
Dr. Victoria Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing
David C. Matiella, Graduate Student, College of Architecture
Yelena Nevel, Student, College of Sciences
Briana Rogler-Brown, Student, Honors College
Dr. Mehdi Shadaram, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
Paula Salas, Student, College of Education and Human Development
Shannon Simmons, Student, College of Education and Human Development
John Schieferle Uhlenbrock, Student, College of Engineering
Tommy Thompson, Student, Student Government Association
Raheel Veerani, Student, College of Sciences
Nicole White, Student, Honors College
Ayeza Zafar, Graduate Student, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Tuition & Fee Proposal Development
The committee met to review:
 Cost proposals for all fee rate changes and for new fees
requested.
 UTSA operating budget resources, requirements for the
current fiscal year, FY 09 and FY 10 – 2 yrs covered by the proposal.
 Enrollment management, projected SCH and potential
impacts from the changes in admissions standards and
revenue.
 Details about financial aid from designated tuition set aside
requirements as well as other federal, state and university
programs.
Tuition & Fee Structure
Three components:
 Tuition: Statutory (rate set by state) & Designated (rate set by UT
Board of Regents)
 Mandatory Fees: required to be paid by all students unless
exempted by law or authorized waiver
 Incidental Fees: paid on a per use or per circumstance basis.
Excludes textbooks, housing, parking, dining, etc.
 Course & Lab fees – paid by students enrolled in a particular course or
lab for which a fee has been approved.
 College fees – paid by students enrolled in a degree program within a
particular college for which a special fee has been approved (e.g. Advising;
Technology support)
 Optional – paid by any student or public for opting to use a particular
good or service (e.g. Testing fees; Application fees; Transcript request fees.)
Proposed Incidental Fee Rate Changes
 College Fees:
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1 New Fee
1 Fee Increase
1 Fee Justification & Name Change
 Optional Fees:
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1 New Fee
1 Fee Increase
1 Policy Change & New Fee
College Fees
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1 New Fee: College of Architecture will charge $5 per SCH
for Resource & Technical Support. Will generate ~$80K to cover
personnel, software & equipment for instructional computer lab & graduate
studio.
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1 Fee Increase: College of Engineering will increase the
existing Resource & Technical Support fee from $5 per SCH
to $10 per SCH.
Will generate ~$105K additional revenue to extend hours, update software &
equipment, improve frequency of calibration / repairs.
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1 Fee Justification & Name Change: College of Business
will retitle the Business International fee to Global Business
Skills fee to comply with UT System requirements.
Revenue neutral – justification change disallows use of this fee for individual
study abroad. Fee will continue to cover administrative costs and enhanced
program development making practicum and local international opportunities
available to more business students.
Optional Fees
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1 New Fee: $10 Swipe Key Card Replacement when cards
are lost by parents with children at UTSA Child
Development Center.
1 Fee Increase: Returned Check Charge for NSF checks
will go from $15 to $25.
1 Policy Change: Orientation program that currently
charges $150 per attendee – assessed at the time Fall
tuition payments are due, will require $50 non-refundable
pre-payment to cover meals & ‘sunk costs’. This allows us
to collect from individuals who do not to enroll at UTSA
(and are then not billed). Students who miss the in-person
orientation will be charged $55 for an online make-up
alternative.
Proposed Mandatory Fee Changes
3 Fee Increases:
 2 resulting from Student Referenda: Athletics & University
Center fees
 1 recommended by student committee / supported by the
T&F committee: Medical Services fee
1 New Fee:
 from Student Referendum: Transportation Fee
1 Fee Elimination:
 Energy Fee – revenue requirements to pay utilities will be
rolled into designated tuition or be covered from state
appropriations as funding is made available.
Spring 2003 University Center Referendum:
Students voted February 3-6, 2003, via an online election to expand
the University Center (UC). The original building was completed in
1986 with 97,000 sqft added in 1996. Despite the increase, the UC
can not keep up with current space requirements. A provision of the
referendum was to defer fee assessment until the $33.3M facility
expansion is completed and occupied next Fall 2008.
 2,962 votes were cast – 59.25% voted for the fee increase
and 40.75% were against.
FY 09: $10 per Semester Credit Hr (min fee = $40/sem max fee = $120/sem)
FY 10: $10 per Semester Credit Hr (min fee = $40/sem max fee = $120/sem)
Fall 2007 Athletic Referendum:
Students voted Sept. 11-12 during an online election sponsored by
the UTSA Student Government Association. The student referendum
authorizes athletics fees to increase from a maximum of $120 per
semester to a maximum of $240. If approved by the UT System
Board of Regents, the increases would provide additional support for
all of UTSA's existing 16 Division I sports programs.
 4,602 of 28,688 total students voted – of those, 65.9% voted
for the increase and 34.1% were opposed.
FY 09: $1 per Semester Credit Hr (max per semester fee = $132)
FY 10: $2 per Semester Credit Hr (max per semester fee = $156)
Medical Services Fee
Current Rate
$25.85 per student per semester
Proposed Rate
FY09 $28.40
FY10 $31.20
Est. Incremental Revenue
$ 67K
$172K
Funds will be used to cover:
 General inflationary cost increases (merit, benefits,
supplies/services)
 Student demand for services (extended hours & staffing)
 New programs and requirements (increased debt service, equipment
replacement)
Fall 2007 Transportation Services Referendum:
Students voted October 9-10, via an online election to add a
Transportation fee in Fall 2008 pending Board of Regents’
approval. The initiative, Hop on Board, was sponsored by
Students for Transportation Reform. According to the SGA
constitution, 3% of UTSA students must sign a petition on a
particular issue to establish a vote.
The initiative was publicized through forums, Facebook, signs at
campus entrances, fliers and Lonestar student e-mails, The
Paisano (student newspaper), San Antonio Express-News and
UTSA Today.
 3,889 of 28,688 total students voted – of those, 53% voted for
establishment of the new fee and 47% were against.
FY 09: $20 per student per semester for Fall and Spring only
FY 10: $20 per student per semester for Fall and Spring only
Energy Fee
Current Rate
$35 per student per semester
Proposed Rate
FY09 $0
FY10 $0
 The UT System recommends rolling the revenue requirements to
meet utility costs not covered from other institutional funds into
the designated tuition fee rate.
 Allows a portion to be set aside for financial aid.
 To be revenue neutral – requires $2.26 M in FY 09
FY 2009 Budget Planning
 Designated tuition is the only new discretionary funding
source in the 2nd year of the Biennium – next fiscal year.
President Romo and the CMO have made recommendations to fund
allocations for:
 Mandatory Costs:
 Required Financial Aid Set-aside
 Debt Service increases
 E&G Space Support / Utilities for new facility openings
 Faculty & Staff Merit Pool based on 3% of total E&G Salaries
 Faculty Promotion/Tenure + Staff Equity Pool
 New Faculty & associated benefits not paid by state
FY 2009 Budget Planning
 Modeling the impact of new Admissions’ criteria on tuition
revenue is a challenge.
 Planning for an enrollment loss from FY 2008 base
budget requirements of <0.5%>
 Summer is our trailing semester & has steadily declined.
Will this trend continue?
 Elasticity of demand - as tuition & fee rates continue
to increase, students seek alternatives to adding a
course in the summer.
FY 2009 Revenue Requirements
Funding Item
Financial Aid Set-aside
Debt Service
Utility Costs (replace fee)
E&G Space Support
3% Merit Package
Faculty Promotion
Staff Equity Pool
New Faculty, Staff, M&O
Benefits
Est. Increment Required
$1,760,430
112,759
2,259,300
787,334
3,170,000
250,000
200,000
1,500,000
540,000
$10,579,823
FY 2009 Revenue Requirements
Total Required
Less
Prior Year Unallocated Base
$10,579,823
Net Required
<979,823>
9,600,000
Base SCH for FY 2009
640,000
Proposed Designated Tuition Rate
$ 116 / SCH
FY 2010 Funding Requirements
Strategic Issues:
 Enrollment – 1 year after change in Admissions’ standards?
Increase? Flat?
 New Faculty – additional T/TT needed to become a premier research
intensive university
 New Staff – to support workload & enrollment growth
 M&O Increases – to support faculty & staffing increases
 Utility/New Facilities
 Other Strategic Requirements
 Amount of new State Appropriation – FY10 is the first year of the new
biennium.
 Revenues at the state level available?
 How much formula funding will be available and will the increase to UTSA
be consistent with past years and commensurate with facility additions and
enrollment growth?
 Other issues at the legislative level?
 Overall state revenue – special item funding sustained for Research
Development, TRB’s, etc.
FY 2010 Funding Requirements
Planning Assumptions:
 UTSA will obtain the same level of appropriation
increase in FY 2010 as in FY 2008.
 Enrollment will regain the loss anticipated in 08-09
from enhanced student recruitment and CC
transfers.
 Mix of paying Graduate students and
Undergraduate students will be consistent.
Strategic Issue:
UTSA’s Reliance on Non Tenure Track Faculty
UTSA’s Reliance on Non Tenure Track Faculty
A major resource issue attributed to insufficient funding – our
reliance on non-tenure track faculty is too high if we want to
achieve premier research status, improve quality and meet
accreditation standards.
UTSA SFR & Faculty Counts
Fall Semester
SFR
# Faculty / % Incr
2006 (FY07)
2005 (FY06)
2004 (FY05)
2003 (FY04)
2002 (FY03)
23.16
22.76
24.65
22.43
23.59
1,197
1,144
1,099
969
942
Only 556 are
T/TT (46.4%) a
net increase of
7 Faculty over
2005
4.6%
4.1%
13.4%
2.9%
NAV
FTE Students / % Incr
21,473
20,501
19,565
18,316
16,002
4.7%
4.8%
6.8%
14.5%
NAV
Overall Increase in Total # of Faculty = 27.1%
Overall Increase in FTE Students = 34.2%
Source: CB8 Report & UTSA Fact Book – All data is as of Fall
FY 2010 Recommended Designated
Tuition Increase
 Assuming state funding levels consistent with FY
2008, $128 / SCH will generate $8.32M to fund:
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Financial Aid
3% Merit
Faculty Promotions
New Faculty (40-45?)
Strategic Initiatives
(add to State Appropriations for other needs)
$1,541,622
3,450,000
250,000
3,000,000
78,378
Total Academic Cost
Full Time 15 SCH per Semester Student
FY 08
Fall 2007
FY 09
Est Fall 2008
FY 10
Est Fall 2009
Statutory Tuition
$750
$750
$750
Designated Tuition
1,515
1,740
1,920
Mandatory Fees
1,073
1,140
1,167
Avg Course Fees
283
283
283
$3,621
$3,913
$4,120
8.06%
5.29%
$292
$207
Total Academic Cost
% Change
Amount
% Chg
Fall 2007
2008
Proposed
Tuition &Fall
Mandatory
Fees Fall 2009
Statutory Tuition
$750.00
$750.00
Designated Tuition
1,515.00
1,740.00
Automated Services
300.00
300.00
300.00
Student Services
184.80
184.80
184.80
Medical Services
25.85
28.40
9.9%
31.20
University Center
52.80
120.00
127%
120.00
210.00
210.00
210.00
University Publications
5.00
5.00
5.00
International Education
2.00
2.00
2.00
120.00
120.00
120.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
120.00
132.00
5.00
5.00
35.00
0.00
-100%
0.00
0.00
20.00
NEW
20.00
283.00
283.40
0.14%
283.40
3,621.45
3,913.40
8.1%
$4,120.40
Library Resources
Recreation Center
ID Card
Record Processing
Athletic Fee
TEAM Ctr Support
Energy Fee
Transportation Fee
Average Course Fees
TOTAL
% Chg
$750.00
15%
10%
1,920.00
156.00
10%
9.9%
18%
5.00
5.3%
Average for a Full Time = 15 SCH per Semester Student
QUESTIONS?