University Tuition Proposals for 2006-2007 Academic Year
University
SUI / ISU / UNI
Tuition Category (Please circle)
Professional
Residency Status (Please circle)
Resident / Nonresident
Other classification (define as
necessary upper division, lower
division, etc.)/Tuition-Related
Charge Description
Proposed increase (%):
Master of Public Health students
$1,000 per year; 12.8% Resident – 5.3% Nonresident
Discussed with leadership of:
Proposed increase will be discussed later this fall.
Faculty?
NO
Staff?
NO
Students?
NO
Discussed with other university
presidents?
Provide clear and concise
explanation along with convincing
justification for proposed increase
(use as much space as necessary
and attach other documents as
appropriate, i.e. comparative peer
data)
NO
The University of Iowa Master of Public Health Degree Program (MPH)
program admitted its first students in the fall of 1999. Operating the
MPH requires administrative resources, including personnel. As the
MPH program grows the College must develop student services to
support the admissions, retention, and graduation efforts.
The University of Iowa College of Public Health requests approval of a
$1,000 per year supplement for first year students entering the Master
of Public Health (MPH) program beginning in 2006-07. The Board
previously approved a $1,000 increase that went into effect in FY 2003
and an additional $1,000 increase that went into effect in FY 2005.
Use of Revenue
The supplemental funds will be used to recruit the best students
possible and enhance our student service programs. It is anticipated
that the supplement will generate $30,000 in FY2007. A summary of
the uses includes:
Amount Expenditure
Category
$ 4,800 Student Financial
Aid
$ 12,600 P&S Salaries
$
12,600 General Expense
Descriptions
Set Aside for Student
Financial Aid @ 16%
Improving Student Services
- including admissions,
advising, monitoring, and
enrichment activities
Improving Student Services
- including: 1) enhance and
manage MPH student
databases and link with
main campus databases, 2)
University Tuition Proposals for 2006-2007 Academic Year
fund personnel to focus on
registrar function for MPH
program, 3) generate
reports to the Association of
Schools of Public Health,
and 4) maintain data
needed for Council on
Education for Public Health
$30,000 TOTAL
Comparative Data
Tables 1 and 2 provide annual tuition costs for Council on Education
for Public Health (CEPH) accredited schools or colleges of public
health for the 2005-06 academic year.
Table 1 presents the estimates of tuition for the four other Big-Ten
universities that have MPH programs for 2005-06 (where data are
available). Annual tuition for the MPH from CEPH accredited public
universities, other than those in the Big Ten, is displayed in Table 2.
Fourteen universities are represented with a wide range of tuition
values. In looking at another Iowa-based school, Des Moines
University (DMU), which has an accredited MPH degree, although not
an accredited school/college of public health, the tuition for the MPH is
currently $9,480 annually for 12 hours of credit per semester. Even
with the proposed increase of $1,000, the University of Iowa MPH
tuition would still be $692 less than DMU.
Table 1. 2005-2006 Academic Year Tuition for MPH Programs of
CEPH Accredited Big-Ten Universities. Sorted by Resident Tuition.
Resident
Tuition
Non-Resident
Tuition
Michigan
16,040
29,628
Minnesota
10,485
17,190
Ohio State
8,745
21,342
Illinois-Chicago
8,026
20,022
Iowa
7,788
18,692
Institution
Table 2. 2005-2006 Tuition Rates for MPH Programs of Non-Big Ten
CEPH Accredited Public Universities. Sorted by Resident Tuition.
Resident
Tuition
Non-Resident
Tuition
UC Berkeley*
12,438
24,950
UCLA*
12,108
24,620
South Carolina
9,034
18,436
Institution
Mean
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New Jersey
8,690
12,782
Washington
8,256
7,736
19,308
14,675
7,106
6,912
13,734
10,920
6,438
13,620
5,864
21,498
Oklahoma*
5,152
11,916
Texas A&M*
4,998
11,622
North Carolina **
4,278
16,770
San Diego State
3,704
8,136
Texas *
3,568
11,632
Pittsburgh
U of Mass.
Albany SUNY
U Alabama at
Birmingham*
South Florida
*Includes institutional fees, which are unable to separate out of base tuition.
** 2004-2005 rates used. 2005-2006 unavailable
Concisely describe how proposed
increase will assist the university in
making progress on strategic goals
and objectives
These funds support the second goal of The Iowa Promise: A Strategic
Plan for the University of Iowa 2005-2010 - to cultivate excellent
graduate and professional programs - and the following strategies:
Improve the infrastructure and culture central to the growth of
research, scholarship, and creative work, including
interdisciplinary and international efforts, by [among other
tactics]:
•
Ensuring the availability and robustness of information
technology services and support required for extraordinary and
day-to-day research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Enhance graduate and professional education by:
• Providing competitive financial support for graduate scholars
and professional students.
• Establish strong programs for postdoctoral scholars and
professional trainees.
For nonresident undergraduates,
does the tuition amount cover the
full cost of education as calculated
by the biennial unit cost study?
N/A / YES / NO