Eastern Michigan University has approved a 3.9 percent tuition increase for the 2017-18 school year.
The Ypsilanti school announced Tuesday its Board of Regents approved an increase of $474 this fall for undergraduate students taking 30 credits a year. A freshman taking that many credits will pay $12,594 in tuition and fees.
The tuition increase is below an in-state cap instituted by the state Legislature.
Eastern officials said the budget for the upcoming year includes $55.5 million in university-sponsored financial aid — a $2.3 million increase over last year.
The school also announced that it has reached contract agreements with the UAW Professional/Technical Union and the EMU Chapter of the Command Officers Association of Michigan-Sergeants Unit. Both include salary increases at various points in the multi-year pacts.