2009-2010 TUITION & FEE PROPOSAL

(Revised) Recommendation to The University of Texas Board of Regents

Tuition & Fee Structure

 Tuition: Two components - 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.) NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL ACADEMIC COST FORMULA.

Tuition & Fee Proposal Developments

2007  July- September: Planning per instructions from UT System   October – November: Tuition & Fee Committee meetings November 19: CMO meets to review T&F Proposal recommendations   December 6: BoR imposes 4.95% cap to increases December 12: UTSA requests an exception to the cap.

2008  January 18: Approval for UTSA’s cap exception granted   January 30: T&F Proposal due to UT System March 26: BoR meeting to review / approve campus tuition and fee proposals.

Total Academic Cost

Full Time 15 SCH per Semester Student Statutory Tuition Designated Tuition Mandatory Fees Avg. Course Fees Total Academic Cost % Change Increase Amount CURRENT FY 08 Fall 2007 $750.00

1,515.00

1,073.45

282.55

$3,621.00

PROPOSED FY 09 Fall 2008 $750.00

1,650.00

1,149.80

282.85

$3,832.65

5.85% $211.65

PROPOSED FY 10 Fall 2009 $750.00

1,788.75

1,200.50

282.85

$4,022.10

4.94% $189.45

Statutory Tuition Designated Tuition Automated Services Student Services Medical Services University Center Library Resources University Publications International Education Recreation Center ID Card Record Processing Athletic Fee TEAM Ctr Support Energy Fee Transportation Fee Average Course Fees TOTAL $750.00

1,515.00

300.00

184.80

25.85

52.80

210.00

$750.00

1,650.00

300.00

184.80

27.00

96.00

210.00

9% 4.45% 82% Fall 2009 $750.00

1,788.75

300.00

184.80

29.70

120.00

210.00

% Chg 10% 10% 25% 5.00

2.00

120.00

3.00

10.00

120.00

5.00

35.00

0.00

282.55

5.00

2.00

120.00

3.00

10.00

132.00

5.00

35.00

20.00

282.85

10% NEW 0.11% 5.00

2.00

120.00

3.00

10.00

156.00

5.00

35.00

20.00

283.85

18% $3,621.00

$3,832.65 5.85% $4,022.10

4.94% Average for a Full Time15 SCH per Semester Student

Proposed College Fee Changes for Fall 2008

   1 New Fee: College of Architecture will charge $5 per SCH for Resource & Technical Support.

~$80K for staffing, software & equipment at instructional computer lab & graduate studio.

1 Fee Increase: College of Engineering will increase the existing Resource & Technical Support fee from $5 per SCH to $10 per SCH. ~$105K additional revenue to extend hours, update software & equipment, improve frequency of calibration / repairs. 1 Fee Justification & Name Change: requirements. individual study abroad. College of Business will retitle the International Business fee to Global Business Skills fee to comply with UT System Revenue neutral – the fee may no longer be used for

FY 2009 Budget Planning

September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009  Designated tuition is the only new discretionary funding source in the 2 nd year of the Biennium – fiscal year 2009.

 “Resources & Requirements” are being developed for CMO allocation decisions.

FY 2009 Budget Planning

September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009 Resources    Tuition Revenues (E&G budgets) Incremental changes due to rate increase Incremental changes due to enrollment impacts: increase in headcount, average unit load, mix of UG to GR; paying non-resident students Net of Bad debt, waivers, and other unfunded liabilities:  Uncollectible student accounts receivable    Trend / change in number of students who have tuition waived Return to Title IV Texas Tomorrow prepaid tuition program   Internal Reallocations Fee Revenues (not fungible with E&G budgets)

FY 2009 Budget Planning

September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009 Revenue Projections: predict the impacts of  New Admissions’ criteria  Summer is our trailing semester: will the steady decline in summer enrollment continue?

 Elasticity of demand - as tuition & fee rates continue to increase, students seek alternatives to adding a course in the summer.

FY 2009 Budget Planning

September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009 Requirements  Mandatory Cost Increases  Ed Code required financial aid set asides  New facility openings (E&G space)  Debt Service cost increases over budget     Salary & Wages 3% Merit Awards for Faculty & Staff Faculty Promotions for Tenure/Rank changes; Staff Equity Associated Benefit costs unfunded by state     Strategic Initiatives New Faculty for enrollment growth New Staff Other initiatives