Plan would hike tuition at Iowa universities by $300 or more

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Students at Iowa's three public universities would pay at least $300 more in the upcoming school year under a proposed tuition increase unveiled Tuesday.

The 4.4 percent increase for undergraduate students who are Iowa residents would replace a partial tuition freeze approved by the Board of Regents in December.

For University of Iowa students, graduate students and students from other states, the plan would mark the second time the regents have raised their tuition for next school year.

The new plan would generate even more than regents requested: $19.9 million in revenue to "assist the universities in managing inflationary expenses, meeting mandated salary increases, and directing these revenues to support teaching and student needs."