'Students are in a position where they have to take on a lot more debt': U of S board settles on 4.8 per cent tuition hike for 2018-19 - Alex MacPherson, Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Attending the University of Saskatchewan is about to get more expensive. The university’s board of governors last month approved an average tuition hike of 4.8 per cent for the 2018-19 school year, more than double the 2.3 per cent increase announced early last year. Tuition for arts and science students — just under half of the university’s 17,000 undergraduates — is poised to jump 4.7 per cent, meaning the cost of two terms will rise to $7,065 from $6,751, not including student fees. Those studying education, law, medicine and veterinary medicine will be hit hardest; their tuition rates will climb five per cent. Pharmacy students get the best deal with a two per cent increase. http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/u-of-s-sets-tuition-rates-for-2018-19-school-year