BOG, Legislature agree: 6 percent tuition

They're still locked in a legal battle over who should set tuition, but they apparently agree on how much tuition should be.

Just days after lawmakers approved a $66-billion budget that includes a 6 percent tuition hike for Florida undergraduates, the Board of Governors just voted for the same. They earlier this year talked about raising it by 8 percent, but backed down. And this time, the governor says he'll approve the increase.

Thirty percent of the revenues will go to need-based aid. Meanwhile, there's a hearing in Tallahassee May 13, when the judge is expected to rule on whether the BOG even has the legal standing to sue the Legislature over tuition authority.

The 6 percent increase raises per-credit tuition by less than $5 to $82.03, or $2,460.90 a year for a student taking 30 credits.

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what a coincidence.