May 4, 1999 -- (Lexington, Ky.) -- The University of Kentucky
Board of Trustees today confirmed tuition increases previously set by the state Council on
Postsecondary Education and approved room and board rates effective in the fall of 1999.Full-time
undergraduate students from Kentucky will pay $1,648 per semester in tuition and fees, an
increase of 9.3 percent. Undergraduates from out of state will pay $4,608, a 10 percent
increase.
Graduate students from Kentucky will pay $1,798 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state
graduate students will pay $5,058.
Lexington Community College students will pay $978 per semester in tuition and fees,
the same rate as the current academic year.
The board also approved next year’s room and board rates for the Lexington Campus.
The basic rate for two semesters in a residence hall with a dining card will be $3,722, a
7.26 percent increase over this year. UK’s housing and dining facilities are run on a
self-sustaining basis.
