Harrisburg, PA – The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) met today and reaffirmed its desire to freeze in-state undergraduate tuition for the 2024-25 academic year.

The Board is monitoring the progress of the state’s budget negotiations. The board will hold a special public meeting to set the tuition rate in the near future once more information about the state funding of PASSHE is available.

PASSHE has requested a state funding increase that would enable it to keep tuition frozen for a seventh consecutive year.

“PASSHE thanks the governor and the legislature for their informed and thoughtful budget deliberations,” said Chair Cynthia Shapira.

“We are grateful for the commonwealth’s increased investment in PASSHE universities in recent years, which has helped us freeze tuition since 2018. We are optimistic that additional state investment will continue.”

PASSHE has kept the in-state undergraduate tuition rate at $7,716 a year for six years, a rare accomplishment for a public higher education institution.

“PASSHE wants to freeze tuition again to help students and families afford a valuable college degree at the lowest price,” said Chancellor Dan Greenstein. “State funding directly impacts tuition prices, and we appreciate the discussion with state leaders in Harrisburg about the best ways to invest in students, expand access to college and support Pennsylvania’s workforce. Together with the state, we can open doors of opportunity to more students, prepare people for in-demand jobs and strengthen the state’s economy.”

State System universities serve the most in-state students of any four-year higher education system in Pennsylvania. Nearly 90% of PASSHE’s 82,000 students are Pennsylvania residents, and many are from low- and middle-income families.

The Board of Governors sets the in-state undergraduate tuition rate. Each university determines graduate and out-of-state undergraduate tuition rates, and room, board and mandatory fees for all students.

In another action, the Board of Governors approved a new policy allowing each university to set its technology fee beginning in Fall 2025. Previously, the technology fee was the only fee the Board of Governors had determined. The policy change gives universities flexibility to better address their technological needs.

The Board of Governors also appointed Kutztown University student Mark-handy Phanor as a student member of the board. Three students serve on the Board of Governors until graduation.

The meeting featured three reappointed and four new Board of Governors members. The reappointed members are Robert Boyle, William Gindlesperger and Cynthia Shapira. The new members are Quintin Bullock, Richard Caruso, Brandon Danz, and Robert Traynham. Eleven of the 20 members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate.