NCSU approves tuition increase

The Board of Trustees at N.C. State University voted unanimously Friday to approve an across-the-board tuition increase.

In-state undergraduates will pay roughly 3 percent more, or $150 a year; out-of-state, 1.2 percent or $200. In 2007, the board raised tuition by $100 for in-state students and $200 for out-of-state.

The increase still must be approved by the UNC Board of Governors.

Schools in the UNC system are largely handcuffed by the General Assembly, which earlier this year mandated that tuition for in-state students in 2010-2011 must rise $200 or 8 percent, whichever is less. Revenue from that tuition hike will go into the state's general fund rather than to the campus, as is customary.

On Thursday, UNC-CH trustees voted to raise in-state tuition for undergraduates by $200 and out-of-state tuition by $1,127.