Resident undergraduates would see no tuition increase in the next two years if state lawmakers fully fund the University of Minnesota’s operating budget request.

The board of regents on Friday agreed to ask the Legislature for a $126.2 million funding increase over the biennium, or 10.1 percent. In addition, they’ll ask for $14 million to replace lost funding for health training and services and $7 million more to operate the Bell Museum.

While in-state undergrads would get tuition freezes after a 2.5 percent increase this fall, nonresidents would get tuition hikes of 7.5 percent each year under the university’s two-year plan. Related Articles Gophers cancel sports activities to free time to vote on Nov. 3

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For graduate and professional students, tuition would be frozen for residents and increase 3 percent for nonresidents.

To futher boost revenue, the Twin Cities campus aims to grow undergraduate enrollment by 400 students each year in the near future. They’re up 494 this fall to 43,951.

The state appropriation would help pay for: