SUNY Niagara keeping tuition and fees flat for 2024-25

SUNY Niagara Press Release

At its May meeting, the SUNY Niagara board of trustees unanimously approved a $48 million operating budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. Under the spending plan, tuition would stay at the current cost of $2,568 per semester for New York state residents. The college’s student fee schedule would also remain unchanged.

Board Chairman Kevin Clark said the trustees all felt strongly about freezing tuition and fees for 2024-25.

“Access to higher education is critically important, especially at a time when so many students leave college saddled with debt that becomes the focus of their finances,” Clark said. “We want to ensure that SUNY Niagara graduates can enter the workforce or shift careers without that burden. By holding tuition and fees flat for 2024-25, we are doing right by our students and their families.”

SUNY Niagara President William Murabito said the budget proposal is the result of attentive management that keeps student success at the forefront.

“Thoughtful planning and strategic spending by the board and other members of the college’s leadership has positioned the college to make this vote possible, and I am proud that our work will directly benefit students,” Murabito said. “Holding the line on the costs shows that our trustees are as committed to our students as our students are committed to SUNY Niagara.”

SUNY Niagara Assistant Director of Admissions Dr. Nicole Sedor said the trustees’ action will benefit continuing and first-time students.

“Keeping tuition and fees the same as last year shows our incoming students we are sensitive to the economic pressures they face,” Sedor said. “As they navigate the financial aid process – many of them for the first time – we want them to know that. While cost isn’t the only consideration in choosing whether to attend college, it’s certainly an important one.”

SUNY Niagara’s fall semester classes will begin Sept. 3. The college’s second summer session will run from July 9 through Aug. 19. Information about enrollment at either is available online at https://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/admissions/.