2009-2010
TUITION & FEE PROPOSAL
(Revised) Recommendation to
The University of Texas
Board of Regents
Tuition & Fee Structure
Tuition:
Two components - Statutory (rate set by state) &
Designated (rate set by UT Board of Regents)
Mandatory Fees: required to be paid by all students unless
exempted by law or authorized waiver
Incidental Fees: paid on a per use or per circumstance basis.
Excludes textbooks, housing, parking, dining, etc.
 Course & Lab fees – paid by students enrolled in a particular course or lab
for which a fee has been approved.
 College fees – paid by students enrolled in a degree program within a
particular college for which a special fee has been approved (e.g. Advising;
Technology support)
 Optional – paid by any student or public for opting to use a particular good or
service (e.g. Testing fees; Application fees; Transcript request fees.) NOT
INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL ACADEMIC COST FORMULA.
Tuition & Fee Proposal Developments
2007
 July- September: Planning per instructions from UT System
 October – November: Tuition & Fee Committee meetings
 November 19: CMO meets to review T&F Proposal
recommendations
 December 6: BoR imposes 4.95% cap to increases
 December 12: UTSA requests an exception to the cap.
2008
 January 18: Approval for UTSA’s cap exception granted
 January 30: T&F Proposal due to UT System
 March 26: BoR meeting to review / approve campus tuition
and fee proposals.
Total Academic Cost
Full Time 15 SCH per Semester Student
CURRENT
FY 08
Fall 2007
PROPOSED
FY 09
Fall 2008
PROPOSED
FY 10
Fall 2009
Statutory Tuition
$750.00
$750.00
$750.00
Designated Tuition
1,515.00
1,650.00
1,788.75
Mandatory Fees
1,073.45
1,149.80
1,200.50
282.55
282.85
282.85
$3,621.00
$3,832.65
$4,022.10
5.85%
4.94%
$211.65
$189.45
Avg. Course Fees
Total Academic Cost
% Change
Increase Amount
% Chg
Fall 2007
2008
Proposed
Tuition &Fall
Mandatory
Fees Fall 2009
% Chg
Statutory Tuition
$750.00
$750.00
Designated Tuition
1,515.00
1,650.00
Automated Services
300.00
300.00
300.00
Student Services
184.80
184.80
184.80
Medical Services
25.85
27.00
4.45%
29.70
10%
University Center
52.80
96.00
82%
120.00
25%
210.00
210.00
210.00
University Publications
5.00
5.00
5.00
International Education
2.00
2.00
2.00
120.00
120.00
120.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
120.00
132.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
0.00
20.00
NEW
20.00
282.55
282.85
0.11%
283.85
$3,621.00
$3,832.65
5.85%
$4,022.10
Library Resources
Recreation Center
ID Card
Record Processing
Athletic Fee
TEAM Ctr Support
Energy Fee
Transportation Fee
Average Course Fees
TOTAL
$750.00
9%
10%
1,788.75
156.00
10%
18%
4.94%
Average for a Full Time15 SCH per Semester Student
Proposed
College Fee Changes for Fall 2008

1 New Fee: College of Architecture will charge $5 per
SCH for Resource & Technical Support. ~$80K for staffing,
software & equipment at instructional computer lab & graduate studio.

1 Fee Increase: College of Engineering will increase
the existing Resource & Technical Support fee from $5
per SCH to $10 per SCH. ~$105K additional revenue to extend
hours, update software & equipment, improve frequency of calibration / repairs.

1 Fee Justification & Name Change: College of
Business will retitle the International Business fee to
Global Business Skills fee to comply with UT System
requirements. Revenue neutral – the fee may no longer be used for
individual study abroad.
FY 2009 Budget Planning
September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009
 Designated tuition is the only new
discretionary funding source in the 2nd
year of the Biennium – fiscal year 2009.
 “Resources & Requirements” are being
developed for CMO allocation decisions.
FY 2009 Budget Planning
September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009
Resources
 Tuition Revenues (E&G budgets)
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Incremental changes due to rate increase
Incremental changes due to enrollment impacts: increase in headcount,
average unit load, mix of UG to GR; paying non-resident students
- Net of Bad debt, waivers, and other unfunded liabilities:
 Uncollectible student accounts receivable
 Trend / change in number of students who have tuition waived
 Return to Title IV
 Texas Tomorrow prepaid tuition program
 Internal Reallocations

Fee Revenues (not fungible with E&G budgets)
FY 2009 Budget Planning
September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009
Revenue Projections: predict the impacts of  New Admissions’ criteria
Summer is our trailing semester: will the
steady decline in summer enrollment continue?
 Elasticity of demand - as tuition & fee rates
continue to increase, students seek alternatives
to adding a course in the summer.
FY 2009 Budget Planning
September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009
Requirements
 Mandatory Cost Increases
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Ed Code required financial aid set asides
New facility openings (E&G space)
Debt Service cost increases over budget
 Salary & Wages
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3% Merit Awards for Faculty & Staff
Faculty Promotions for Tenure/Rank changes; Staff Equity
Associated Benefit costs unfunded by state
 Strategic Initiatives
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New Faculty for enrollment growth
New Staff
Other initiatives