Pa. higher ed system seeks 6.5% boost in state funding

By Bill Schackner

Trib Total Media

The board overseeing Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities said Thursday it aims to freeze tuition for a sixth consecutive year in 2024-2025, provided the state boosts the system’s funding by 6.5%. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s board of governors voted to send Gov. Josh Shapiro an appropriation request of $623.7 million for the coming fiscal year. Pennsylvania allocated $585.6 million this year to the state system, which enrolls nearly 83,000 students.

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