Pa. state universities are getting a historic boost in funding that will pay off for students, allowing schools to freeze tuition and fees for a fourth consecutive year, despite inflation.
into two effective July 1 as part of a plan to cope with a huge decline in enrollment.
Greenstein said he saw the funding hike as a sign of increased political confidence in the state universities, something he has been working to build since he arrived in 2018. The system’s decision to merge Bloomsburg, Mansfield, and Lock Haven universities, and California, Clarion, and Edinboro was part of an overall effort to show legislators it intended to operate more efficiently.
But the funding news wasn’t as rosy for the so-called state-related universities, which are partially private. Temple, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Lincoln University will get the same amount as they did last year. Penn State’s board will meet later this month to do the same. While the university’s basic allocation will remain at $242.1 million, the school said it will get a 5% or $2.7 million increase in agricultural research and extension funding and for the first time $2.35 million for Invent Penn State, a seven-year-old initiative designed to spur more economic development and entrepreneur activity.
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