Historical Tuition and Fees Charges

Full-time Students – FY90 through FY98

FY90

FY91

FY92

FY93

FY94

FY95

FY96

FY97

FY98

Undergraduate Resident
BHSU

1,724

1,781

1,871

2,127

2,219

2,436

2,597

2,662

2,878

DSU

1,690

1,782

2,061

2,157

2,262

2,600

2,778

2,858

3,027

NSU

1,646

1,735

1,835

1,978

2,120

2,297

2,455

2,526

2,704

SDSMT

1,881

1,973

2,085

2,187

2,291

2,615

2,789

2,869

2,978

SDSU

1,835

1,936

2,045

2,146

2,248

2,534

2,705

2,784

2,912

USD

1,908

1,985

2,089

2,190

2,294

2,635

2,803

2,885

3,012

Undergraduate Non-Resident
BHSU

3,016

3,140

3,324

3,687

3,891

4,539

5,029

5,856

6,646

DSU

1,690

1,782

2,061

2,157

2,262

4,703

5,210

6,052

6,795

NSU

2,939

3,094

3,288

3,538

3,792

4,399

4,887

5,719

6,472

SDSMT

3,409

3,576

3,799

4,024

4,253

5,061

5,621

6,549

6,746

SDSU

3,363

3,539

3,759

3,983

4,210

4,980

5,537

6,464

6,680

USD

3,436

3,588

3,802

4,027

4,256

5,081

5,635

6,565

6,780

Graduate Resident
BHSU

1,801

1,867

1,959

2,174

2,271

2,494

2,667

2,736

2,830

DSU

1,769

1,860

2,101

2,196

2,306

2,619

2,807

2,890

2,942

NSU

1,735

1,828

1,930

2,062

2,197

2,369

2,540

2,615

2,700

SDSMT

1,923

2,016

2,129

2,229

2,337

2,619

2,805

2,886

2,905

SDSU

1,884

1,981

2,089

2,188

2,293

2,544

2,727

2,806

2,856

USD

1,950

2,027

2,129

2,228

2,336

2,635

2,815

2,895

2,931

Graduate Non-Resident
BHSU

2,910

3,031

3,205

3,518

3,719

4,450

5,187

6,072

6,664

DSU

1,769

1,860

2,101

2,196

2,306

4,574

5,327

6,226

6,776

NSU

2,844

2,992

3,176

3,405

3,646

4,324

5,060

5,951

6,534

SDSMT

3,208

3,365

3,572

3,782

4,007

4,844

5,649

6,618

6,739

SDSU

3,169

3,330

3,532

3,740

3,963

4,769

5,571

6,538

6,690

USD

3,236

3,376

3,573

3,781

4,006

4,860

5,659

6,627

6,765

Regional Tuition & Fees Comparison

Average Cost and Cost Rank of Public Institutions

FY97

Rank

FY98

Rank

% Increase

FY97

Rank

FY98

Rank

% Increase
Undergraduate Resident Graduate Resident
Idaho

1,729

1

2,022

1

16.9%

Idaho

2,264

2

2,599

2

14.8%

Iowa

2,654

6

2,743

6

3.4%

Iowa

3,117

7

3,225

7

3.5%

Minnesota

3,393

8

3,494

8

3.0%

Minnesota

3,680

8

3,945

8

7.2%

Montana

2,400

5

2,575

5

7.3%

Montana

2,634

5

2,900

6

10.1%

Nebraska

2,251

3

2,412

3

7.2%

Nebraska

2,153

1

2,281

1

5.9%

North Dakota

2,285

4

2,557

4

11.9%

North Dakota

2,614

4

2,792

3

6.8%

South Dakota

2,764

7

2,919

7

5.6%

South Dakota

2,805

6

2,861

5

2.0%

Wyoming

2,144

2

2,326

2

8.5%

Wyoming

2,597

3

2,810

4

8.2%

Average Cost

2,617

2,787

6.5%

Average Cost

2,851

3,042

6.7%

Undergraduate Non-Resident Graduate Non-Resident
Idaho

7,078

6

6,637

3

-6.2%

Idaho

7,821

7

7,547

5

-3.5%

Iowa

8,197

8

8,504

8

3.7%

Iowa

8,623

8

8,946

8

3.7%

Minnesota

7,849

7

8,270

7

5.4%

Minnesota

5,861

2

6,483

2

10.6%

Montana

6,619

4

7,265

5

9.8%

Montana

6,978

5

7,781

6

11.5%

Nebraska

4,705

1

5,000

1

6.3%

Nebraska

4,308

1

4,541

1

5.4%

North Dakota

5,359

2

5,789

2

8.0%

North Dakota

6,488

4

6,877

4

6.0%

South Dakota

6,201

3

6,687

4

7.8%

South Dakota

6,339

3

6,695

3

5.6%

Wyoming

6,872

5

7,414

6

7.9%

Wyoming

7,325

6

7,900

7

7.8%

Average Cost

6,591

6,951

5.5%

Average Cost

6,323

6,741

6.6%

SOURCE: FY97 and FY98 Board of Regents Regional Tuition Surveys
NOTE: The averages include both colleges and universities and are not weighted. The cost was calculated using 32 hours for an undergraduate and 24 hours for a graduate student.

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