宾州大学公园. — Due to the economic challenges facing 宾西法尼亚 and the nation, Penn State 总统 Eric J. 巴伦 announced plans today (April 23) to freeze tuition rates for all students University-wide for the 2020-21 academic year. 这个计划, which will be presented to the University’s 校董会 for final approval at its July meeting, would mark the third consecutive year that Penn State has held tuition rates flat for 宾西法尼亚 resident students.
“It is imperative that we give our students and their families some measure of certainty in these uncertain times,巴伦说. “No one knows how long this pandemic and the associated economic disruptions will last, but we want to do our part to ease the strain on our students by letting them know as early as possible that their tuition will not increase for the next academic year. As 宾西法尼亚’s land-grant university, providing access to an affordable, high-quality education is a central part of our mission, and we are committed to doing all that we can to help our students continue in their studies and earn a Penn State degree.”
In addition to freezing tuition for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters, Penn State has announced plans to adjust tuition rates for the upcoming summer 2020 semester, using a pre-existing tuition structure and also subject to 校董会 approval at is regularly scheduled May meeting.
“We are committed to maintaining the highest levels of quality in our academic programs despite the financial strains to the University’s revenue streams caused by COVID-19,” said Penn State Executive Vice 总统 and Provost Nick Jones. “As we look ahead to the 2020-21 academic year, our students and their continued success is at the heart of all of our decision-making and planning.”
Penn State’s current tuition schedules, which are broken down by campus location, 学生居住状况, student level (lower division, upper division or graduate), 程序类型, 可在 http://tuition.chcmarketplace.com/.
Access and affordability have been a hallmark of 巴伦’s tenure as Penn State president. If the planned tuition freeze gains board approval, it would be the fourth time since 2015 that resident undergraduate tuition rates have remained level from one year to the next — joining tuition freezes that were implemented for the 2015-16, 2018-19 and 2019-20 academic years.
Penn State leaders are continuing to plan for the next fiscal year and will present the University’s 2020-21 operating budget to the 校董会 for approval at the July 17 meeting.
