ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University students who live on campus will pay more next school year.
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the school's board of trustees on Friday approved a 3.5 percent increase in tuition and fees for in-state undergraduate students at the Athens campus.
That's roughly a $345 increase that drives the school's tuition and fees above the $10,000 mark for the first time. Trustees also backed a 3.5 percent increase in room rates and a 1.5 percent hike in board rates, for a $255 increase.
The newspaper reports students have protested the hikes over the last two months. School officials said they had no choice. The tuition boost is expected to add $5.7 million to the university's budget.
Kent State and the University of Cincinnati have also approved tuition increases.
The Associated Press