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RHEYA: WELL, TODAY, THE BOARD OF REGENTS IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON A PROPOSED TUITION INCREASE FOR IOWA’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES. THE DECISION WILL ONLY IMPACT STUDENTS AT IOWA AND IOWA STATE. WELL, IF IT’S APPROVED, IN-STATE RESIDENTS WOULD SEE A NEARLY 4% TUITION INCREASE. OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS ATTENDING ISU WOULD PAY ABOUT 5% MORE. OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS AT IOWA WOULD PAY ABOUT 1% MORE IN

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The Board of Regents approved a proposed tuition increase for Iowa's public universities Thursday.The decision will only impact students at Iowa and Iowa State.In-state residents would see a nearly four-percent tuition increase.Out-of-state students attending ISU would pay about 5-percent more.Out-of-state students at Iowa would pay about a percent more in tuition.According to a release from the regents, "a 3.9 percent base tuition increase was approved for resident undergraduates at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. Base tuition levels at the University of Northern Iowa remained flat. This action is the first in a planned five-year tuition model that was years in the making."