SIU board to consider 3.9 percent Carbondale tuition hike

(AP) — The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees is expected to take up a proposed 3.9 percent increase in-state undergraduate tuition rate for the Carbondale campus.

The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale reports (http://bit.ly/2lpRmL7 ) the recommendations before the board on Thursday would bring annual tuition costs for an undergraduate SIU Carbondale student to $9,450.