MARQUETTE, MI-- Room and board rates at Northern Michigan University are going up less than 1 percent next year.
The combined cost of a double-occupancy room in a traditional residence hall and the new dining plan base requirement—the “silver constant” meal pass—will be $5,247 per semester, an increase of $44, or 0.85 percent. A double-occupancy room in The Woods complex with the same dining plan will cost $5,650 per semester, an increase of $55, or 0.98 percent.
NMU Board Chair Robert Mahaney said Northern is able to control costs better than any university in the state, and possibly even the nation. He said the fact room and board rates are going up less than 1 percent is remarkable.
