Illinois State University Trustees Sets Fall Tuition, Fees, Room and Board Rates

Illinois State University's Board of Trustees today approved tuition, fees, room and board rates for new freshman and transfer students for the 2011-12 academic year.

New undergraduate full-time students from Illinois will pay $321 per credit hour in tuition for the 2011-12 academic year, a $20 increase per credit hour from last year. The new students will continue to pay this rate through summer of 2015, with the recommended rate change equating to an average annual increase of 1.62 percent over the four-year period.

New out-of-state full-time undergraduate students will pay $553 per credit hour for the 2011-12 academic year, a $34 increase per credit hour from the 2010-11 academic year.  The rate will also continue through the summer of 2015, and is also a 1.62 percent average annual increase over the four-year period.

Illinois State University fees are included in the four-year guarantee, assuring students and parents that fee rates will not change from year to year. The fees, excluding health insurance, for the 2011-12 academic year for full-time new students will be $73.40, an increase of $5.17 per credit hour from last year. A large portion of this increase, 21 percent, will fund operating cost increases for the Redbird Ride and Nite Ride programs.

Residence hall rates depend on which area of campus students live in and in what type of room (multiple occupancy, single or super single), with rates increasing by 3 percent from the 2010-11 academic year.

Students living in South Campus and Watterson Towers will pay $4,456 for a multiple occupancy room, $6,016 for a multiple occupancy room in a suite, $5,926 for a single, $6,818 for a super single, $6,906 for a single in a suite and $7,620 for a super single in a suite. Students living in East and West campuses will pay $4,856 for a multiple occupancy room, $6,416 for a multiple occupancy room in a suite, $6,326 for a single, $7,218 for a super single, $7,306 for a single in a suite and $8,020 for a super single in a suite.

Meal plan rates are divided into residential plans, off-campus plans and door rates.Dining rates increased 3 percent from the 2010-11 academic year. A residential plan that includes seven days of unlimited meals will cost $4,234. An off-campus plan that includes seven meals per week will cost $2,024, and door rates are $5.85 for breakfast, $8.25 for lunch and $9.75 for dinner.