2008 Woodie Awards
UTD tops the state in tuition
Chad Eggspuehler
Issue date: 10/4/04 Section: News
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Despite being named a 'best value' university in Oct. 2003 by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, UTD students now pay the highest tuition and fees among public universities in the state of Texas.
According to a survey conducted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the estimated cost of tuition and fees at UTD for a Texas resident in the 2004-2005 school year will be $6,363 - $415 more than the second highest, Texas A&M University.
For full details from the survey, click here.
While the tuition and fees ranked highest in the survey, the total cost at UTD of $17,363, ranked fourth.
When state legislature cutbacks left gaping holes in university budgets in June 2003, subsequent tuition deregulation allowed universities to demand more money from their students.
In the June 30, 2003 issue of The Mercury, UTD President Franklyn Jenifer said that tuition increases were needed to maintain the status quo.
Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Hobson Wildenthal said the high tuition rate was necessary for UTD to "leap-frog" the typical, plodding path to Tier-1. The normal path to Tier-1 status consists of accumulating years of experiences and publications.
"(Achieving Tier-1) is a fundamental, organic process that takes hundreds of years," Wildenthal said. "It's based on public and peer recognition, and (UTD's) going at plate tectonic speed."
One major obstacle Wildenthal noted was UTD's $5 million drop in the budget compared to fiscal year 2002. Rapid growth caused the drop in the budget, and occurred despite the tuition and the drop in the budget, and occurred despite the tuition and
fee increase. More funding is required at higher rates to accommodate more students, Wildenthal said.
UTD administrators stress the importance of spreading UTD's reputation by coordinating conferences and lecture series, as well as publishing renowned journals like the forthcoming American Journal of Political Science (AJPS). AJPS ranked No. 2 nationally in its field and is expected to improve UTD's reputation.
According to a survey conducted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the estimated cost of tuition and fees at UTD for a Texas resident in the 2004-2005 school year will be $6,363 - $415 more than the second highest, Texas A&M University.
For full details from the survey, click here.
While the tuition and fees ranked highest in the survey, the total cost at UTD of $17,363, ranked fourth.
When state legislature cutbacks left gaping holes in university budgets in June 2003, subsequent tuition deregulation allowed universities to demand more money from their students.
In the June 30, 2003 issue of The Mercury, UTD President Franklyn Jenifer said that tuition increases were needed to maintain the status quo.
Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Hobson Wildenthal said the high tuition rate was necessary for UTD to "leap-frog" the typical, plodding path to Tier-1. The normal path to Tier-1 status consists of accumulating years of experiences and publications.
"(Achieving Tier-1) is a fundamental, organic process that takes hundreds of years," Wildenthal said. "It's based on public and peer recognition, and (UTD's) going at plate tectonic speed."
One major obstacle Wildenthal noted was UTD's $5 million drop in the budget compared to fiscal year 2002. Rapid growth caused the drop in the budget, and occurred despite the tuition and the drop in the budget, and occurred despite the tuition and
fee increase. More funding is required at higher rates to accommodate more students, Wildenthal said.
UTD administrators stress the importance of spreading UTD's reputation by coordinating conferences and lecture series, as well as publishing renowned journals like the forthcoming American Journal of Political Science (AJPS). AJPS ranked No. 2 nationally in its field and is expected to improve UTD's reputation.
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DFWDraco76
DFWDraco76
posted 10/01/04 @ 8:38 PM CST
Somebody might want to fix this:
One major obstacle Wildenthal noted was UTD's $5 million drop in the budget compared to fiscal year 2002. Rapid growth caused the drop in the budget, and occurred despite the tuition and the drop in the budget, and occurred despite the tuition and
fee increase. (Continued…)
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