FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Starting this fall, Fresno State Students will pay nearly $500 more a year to fund academic, athletics and student support programs.
University president Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval approved a mandatory $495 increase on Tuesday.
The fee is expected to bring in more than $11 million annually, including $5 million to the athletic department.
Despite financial cuts across the CSU system, Fresno State spent nearly $20 million last year to support athletic programs.
According to the university, the last mandatory student fee increase was in 2009.
They used a student referendum in 2018 when creating a fee to help pay for a new student union.
That fee was then rejected before a revised fee was approved by student votes a year later.
Fresno State says financial aid will likely cover the new mandatory fee for more than half of its students.
