Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s budget has been approved by the Regional University System of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for fiscal year 2021.

With a decrease of $223,378 from state appropriations, Northwestern will operate with a total budget of $26,072,311. This represents a budget reduction of 2.3 percent.

As operational costs increase and state appropriations continue to decrease year after year, tuition and mandatory fees will increase by 3 percent beginning in the fall semester, which equates to $248.75 per credit hour. A tuition and fee increase wa...