The Kansas Board of Regents, by a vote of seven to two, passed the tuition increase for the University of Kansas last week in Topeka.

The increase will start this fall, said Todd Cohen, associate director of University Relations.

Tuition will rise approximately 16 percent for resident undergraduates, and approximately 10 percent for non-resident undergraduates. The increase would bring the 15-hour cost per semester of a resident to $2,368, and for non-residents it would cost $6,932.

Graduate students will also see increased rates. Residents will go up $291 total for a 12-hour semester, and non-residents will go up $499 total.

The increase is the fourth of five planned increases, which the University instituted after a 15-year decline in state funding, said Lynn Bretz, director of University Relations.

The University will receive an additional $8 million from the increase. The money will be used in many different areas.