PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland State University trustees voted to increase tuition for in-state students by 9% this fall.

The increase – if confirmed by the state Higher Education Coordinating Commission – means a full-time student would pay $9,030 a year to attend PSU.

Oregon’s largest public universities have been seeking steep tuition hikes at a time when health care and pension costs are rising and state support is lagging.

University of Oregon trustees recently approved a tuition increase of 10.6% for in-state students. Oregon State University trustees plan to vote on a proposal to boost in-state tuition by 4%.