MARQUETTE, MI— At a meeting Monday, the NMU Board of Trustees approved tuition and fee rates for the 2024/25 school year.
The average resident undergraduate will pay $7,197 per semester beginning this fall, an increase of $351 per semester. Graduate tuition will increase by $34 per credit.
Gavin Leach is Vice President for Finance and Administration. He said the tuition structure was developed around the governor’s proposed executive budget, which calls for a $1.4 million operational increase for Northern. It’s in compliance with the tuition restraint cap in the House and Senate versions of the budget. He noted if the cap is lowered in the final state budget, NMU’s tuition and fees will be adjusted accordingly.
Leach said NMU is currently planning for strategic investments and projected cost increases for 2024-25. To remove barriers to student access, the university will boost its support of financial aid and scholarships. This includes two relatively new awards: Tuition Advantage, a “last dollar” scholarship that covers the remaining balance after federal, state and institutional funding is applied; and the Bridge Award, which fills the out-of-state tuition gap. NMU will also complete the final stage of phasing out its undergraduate application fee.
