UNC Board of Governors poised to increase tuition despite pushback from prominent conservative

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 780

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is widely expected to grant approval Thursday to 12 universities seeking tuition increases. The move comes five months after the system first announced that it would allow individual institutions to propose modest increases of up to 3% for resident undergraduates.

In-state undergraduate tuition has not increased in the UNC System for nine straight years. System leaders say inflation and budget uncertainty at state and federal levels now …

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