KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS PRESS RELEASE
(Topeka, Kansas) – Today the Board of Regents received notice from Governor Sam Brownback that the entire public higher education system in Kansas would receive a 4% allotment, reducing the FY2017 state appropriations being received by the state’s 32 public postsecondary institutions by over $30.6 million.
State General Fund appropriations in FY2017 will be 8.6% less than what was allocated in FY2008, meaning state funding for higher education has decreased by nearly $100 million since 2007-2008 levels.
Listed below are the reductions each institution will receive:
| FY17 Reduction | |
| University of Kansas | $7,009,260 |
| University of Kansas Medical Center | $3,720,190 |
| Kansas State University | $5,219,623 |
| K-State Veterinary Medicine | $509,103 |
| K-State Research and Extension | $1,348,010 |
| Wichita State University | $2,846,788 |
| Emporia State University | $855,204 |
| Fort Hays State University | $1,059,685 |
| Pittsburg State University | $1,020,815 |
| Washburn University | $476,036 |
| Two-Year Colleges (26 institutions) | $5,482,184 |
| Student Financial Aid | $875,664 |
| Kansas Board of Regents Office | $241,916 |
| Total | $30,664,478 |
At today’s meeting of the Board, proposals were received from each of the six state universities outlining tuition and fee rates for 2016-2017. Given today’s announcement, adjustments will most likely be made before the Board votes next month.