University of Pittsburgh Asks Pennsylvania for 10 Percent Hike in Its Funding
Posted on: Friday, 24 February 2006, 15:00 CST
By Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Feb. 24--HARRISBURG -- The University of Pittsburgh is asking the state Legislature for a 10 percent increase in funding, but even that wouldn't be enough to avoid a tuition increase, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg told the House Appropriations Committee yesterday.
Gov. Ed Rendell, meanwhile, has proposed a 3.3 percent increase for Pitt as part of his $25.4 billion budget. The increase would bring its funding to $181.1 million, up from $175.2 million this year.
Pitt, though, wants $192.8 million.
That would be enough for the university to have as much spending power as it did in 2001, before the economy weakened and allocations to state-related universities -- Pitt, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln -- began declining, Mr. Nordenberg said.
"We have become good at doing more with less ... but we're struggling to get back to the point we knew a few years ago, and funding was too low even then," Mr. Nordenberg told committee members.
"Can we be restored to the same levels of funding as 2001 with some adjustment for inflation?" he asked.
Response was mixed, with some legislators agreeing that education sparks job growth and economic development, while others said universities will always want more funding, no matter how high their allocations.
"It's unimaginable to think what Pittsburgh would be today without the influence and the impact of the University of Pittsburgh," said Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Squirrel Hill.
If the Legislature grants Mr. Nordenberg's funding request, base tuition for in-state undergraduates at Pitt, now $10,736, would increase 4 percent to $11,165. Otherwise, the tuition hike would be even greater, Mr. Nordenberg said.
Last year, tuition increased 6 percent for the school's 34,000 students.
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