NMU Raises Tuition, Offers Grants

Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees approved tuition rates for the upcoming 2021-22 academic school year. The residential students will see a 4.2% increase, to $252 per semester. The 7 to 1 vote saw Trustee, Jason Morgan, as the only nay vote. The university’s board also approved grants of $750 for full time students. These grants will come from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. The addition of these grants will essentially lower tuition costs as a whole by a minimum of $123. NMU President, Frisk Erickson, praised the school’s students for navigating through last year’s pandemic, and believes they should be recognized for their efforts. Going further to say that the school’s leaders wanted to reflect students actions with a overall drop in tuition rates. Students will be able to apply for these grants toward tuition with the average semester’s tuition costing $6,011. Fall semester billing will begin to show up in student accounts the week of July 12th. And in person classes will start Monday, August 23rd.