West Virginia University tuition is going up this fall, the school’s Board of Governors decided on Friday as it also approved a budget of about $1.1 billion for the next fiscal year. Tuition will climb 1.87% for resident students, or $84 a semester. Nonresident students’ tuition will go up by 1.99% or $252 per semester. Both include a $24 university fee increase, with half of it going to support added mental health services, the university said in a news release. Paula Congelio, vice president for finance and chief financial officer, said WVU must plan for the future while continuing to balance uncertainties brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. A 1.5% decline is state appropriations in 2022 is anticipated, the release said.
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