<p>Which news would sound worse:</p>
<p>"UF raises tuition 30%"
"UF raises tuition by 6% for out-of-state students"
"HYP raises tuition by 3%"</p>
<p>One of the (many) reasons that University of Fl has many international students is due to IMG Academies in Bradenton, FL. This is the international boarding school for athletes (many of whom go pro), and it sends many of its graduates to U of F. These are wealthy kids from all over the world who pay 80k a year just to go to high school there. Approximately 70% of the students at this school are from out of country. U of F tuition is a breeze in comparison. I know, my daughter went there for golf.(On scholarship!)</p>
<p>I do not have a problem wanting to raise in-state tuition. The cost is only 3,000 a year in total tuition charges.</p>
<p>I tell my friends in the Northeast how much I had to pay to attend UF, and they think it's a sick joke.</p>
<p>Keep in perspective that Penn State is about 17,000 a year for in-state tuition. Also UF & FSU are the cheapest flagship universities in the entire United States.</p>
<p>You get what you pay for.</p>
<p>I'm with you on the tuition issue. If they do what I say in post #21:</p>
<p>Which news would sound worse:</p>
<p>"UF raises tuition 30%"
"UF raises tuition by 6% for out-of-state students"
"HYP raises tuition by 3%"</p>
<p>No matter how it sounds it is still only an increase of $1000 in all three cases.</p>
<p>Too bad Florida's students don't see it that way. They feel entitled to an education that is very cheap.</p>
<p>Little do they realize that the extra tuition revenue will be used to enhance their Undergraduate experience. It's about all about the quality of instruction.</p>