The Iowa Board of Regents talked about the proposed three percent tuition increase for students at the three state-supported schools during their meeting in Ames. The increase will amount to about 100 dollars for each in-state undergraduate student at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa in the spring semester of next year. The increase was proposed after the Iowa Legislature gave the Board of Regents less money than they had asked for. Board president, Bruce Rastetter, says the small tuition increase should cover the shortfall.

The board had talked about using some of the savings from the efficiency measures the schools have been working on to hold the line on tuition. Rastetter says that’s still in the mix, but the money isn’t available yet.

The board will vote on the proposed increase at their meeting in September. Rastetter says he can’t say if they will go back to a tuition freeze after the 2016 spring semester.