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Image 5 of Kentucky alumnus, vol. 04, no. 44, 1974Part of Kentucky alumnus
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T just what does it Cust to Send your Sun Or daughter to funds 0.8 percent of total expenses. Gifts and grants from
I UK today? Plenty, and yet, you still get a bargain_ alumni, friends and businesses contribute another 10,8 per-
, cent.
i ‘ Other income sources are invested funds and endow-
r In-state tuition is holding at $240 per semester while ments, revenue from auxiliary agriculture, business and *
A out-of-state studenm are paying $605. government services and sales, and the hospital and housing
Freshmen can count on room and board ranging from revenues which are reinvested in these programs.
i $1,046 for the breakfast-dinner plan and $1,086 for any Elbert Ockerman, dean of admissions, recently pointed
two meals daily, to $1,184 for three meals a day. out that UK, like other schools across the nation, is exper-
Linen and towel service accounts for another $53 per iencing declining enrollments. Coupled with two other
year. trends—the higher "average age" of current students and an
Q A health service fee of $10 per year provides the student increase in the number of part-time students—this can cause
with access to out-patient medical and mental health ser- increased budgetary and program problems.
vices through the Student Health Service and the Medical Ockerman is quick to add, however, that the picture at
Center. A student group insurance plan provides a single UK is not glum. He expects the rate of first—time freshmen
student with coverage on campus, at home and while travel- to stabilize at the 2,500 mark this year. An open policy of
ing for approximately $50 per year. admissions introduced at UK has been nationally recog-
These items add up to a basic annual cost of $1,774 for nized and is being copied in other states. Under this system
in-state; $2,504 for out-of-state. any high school senior who indicates UK as his or her first
i Additional expenses vary with the individual’s classroom choice on the ACT (American College Test) is automatic-
r load, extracurricular activities and propensity for spending ¤iiY admitted, eliminating V0i¤in€$ of P¤PeVW0ii<-
money_ UK President Otis A. Singletary in the Nlay ’74 com-
i BOOK5 and Supplies ggrit-3rg||y run from [0 per lTl8f`lC€mBHt address l`€Z·1ffll`ITlCd pOSl{lOI'l that qU21lllZY
i geme;ter_ Stndents in the band or RQTC units have a $10 education should be available at a reasonably low cost to
) uniform depoSit_ Also, Some coursgs, geoingy and chem- the student. The University seems to be accomplishing both
istry, 1°Ol‘ example, require additional deposits, €l'l€S€ goals 25 tuition held the line again this year despite
ii Laundry, dry dgariirrg and Sundries arg {O Cost i`l3.lZiOTl3l 3.HCl world €COf`lOfTIlC lZi`€l']dS to [l'l€ COTIUHTY. As for
i a year while money for dates, entertainment and snacks qU?1iitY» Students entering UK nie bringing better ¤¢¤d¤mi¤
l might run from $225 for a woman to $459 for a man_ records with them. The high school grade-point average of
Fraternity or Sorority dugg and the one.time initiation entering freshmen continued to rise from 2.92 in 1972 to
fee average a total of $485 the firgt year_ In Subgeqtient 2.97 in 1973 to slightly over 3.0 this fall. Transfer students
` years a Greek can expeet to pay an average of $365 in due5_ likewise are bringing better academic records to UK with
. Thus, a year at UK is likely to cost parents from $2,500 their prior grade-point average rising from 2.7 last year to
i to $3,300 per child in most cases. 2.87 this fall.
' Even though $3,000 a year seems a considerable charge While attending UK, their numerous accomplishments
» for knowledge, tuition and fees cover only 10.3 percent of are bringing added luster to the University in many new
the cost of operating the University. State tax funds con- fields of endeavor.
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