Five of six Kansas public universities seek student tuition increases of 3.5% to 6%

ESU is asking for no tuition increase in upcoming academic year, but five other public universities in Kansas seek rate hikes of 3.5% to 6%.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 732

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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TOPEKA — Five public universities in Kansas are seeking in-state undergraduate tuition increases ranging from 3.5% to 6% in the upcoming academic year, while Emporia State University wants to hold tuition steady another year as an incentive to increase enrollment.

Campus officials say Kansas Board of Regents universities remained a financial and academic bargain, but the majority requested tuition adjustments in wake of the 2026 Legislature’s imposition of millions of dollars in cuts the state …

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