(b) Tuition charges as listed in the following table for categories of students, terms and programs, and as modified, amplified or explained in footnotes 1 through [11]12 are effective with the 201[6]7 fall term and thereafter.

1. Statutory Authority: Education Law, Sections 355(2)(b) and 355(2)(h). Section 355(2)(b) authorizes the State University Trustees to make and amend rules and regulations for the overall governance of the State University and institutions therein. Section 355(2)(h) authorizes the State University Trustees to regulate the admission of students, tuition charges, other fees and charges, curricula, and all other matters pertaining to the operation and administration of each State-operated institution of the State University.

2. Legislative Objectives: The present measure will provide the State-operated campuses limited additional financial support for investment in programmatic offerings and to partially meet negotiated salary costs, in accordance with Part JJJ of Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2017.

3. Needs and Benefits: The present measure adjusts a series of tuition rates in the various degree programs at the State-operated campuses.

Undergraduate Programs

• Resident undergraduate tuition for students enrolled in an associate or baccalaureate degree would increase by $200 (3.1%) to $6,670. For resident undergraduate students who receive the Excelsior Scholarship, tuition will remain at $6,470.

• Non-resident undergraduate tuition for students at the University Centers at Albany and Binghamton would remain at $21,550 and would increase by $470 (2.0%) to $24,180 for non-resident students at the University Centers at Buffalo and Stony Brook.

• The standard non-resident undergraduate tuition would remain at $16,320 for all undergraduate students at the Comprehensive Colleges, Environmental Science and Forestry, Downstate Health Science Center, Upstate Health Science Center, Farmingdale, SUNY Polytechnic, Maritime, and for students enrolled at baccalaureate programs at Alfred, Canton, Cobleskill, Delhi, and Morrisville.

• Non-resident undergraduate tuition for students enrolled in an associate’s degree or non-degree granting program at the College of Technology at Morrisville would increase by $320 (2.9%) to $11,320.

• Non-resident undergraduate tuition would not increase for students enrolled in an associate’s degree or non-degree granting program at the College of Technology at Alfred, remaining at $9,740; the College of Technology at Delhi, remaining at $10,840; the College of Technology at Canton, remaining at $10,860; or the College of Technology at Cobleskill, remaining at $16,320.

• Non-resident undergraduate tuition for students enrolled in an associate’s, baccalaureate, or non-degree granting program, and taking exclusively distance learning courses, would increase by $240 (3.1%) to $8,000. In accordance with Chapter 37 of the Laws of 2015, the Board of Trustees was authorized to establish a new category of tuition for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses at SUNY.

• Maritime College tuition for non-resident students who are from a state defined as “in-region” (Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C.) would increase by $300 (3.1%) to $10,010. Students not from one of the states identified above will pay the standard non-resident rate.

Graduate Programs

• For students enrolled in graduate programs not separately identified, the standard tuition would remain at $10,870 for residents and at $22,210 for non-residents.

• For students enrolled in programs leading to a Master’s in Business Administration degree, tuition would increase by $290 (2.0%) to $14,700 for resident students and would remain at $24,390 for non-resident students.

• For students enrolled in programs leading to a Master’s in Architecture degree, tuition would increase by $400 (3.0%) to $13,780 for resident students, and by $690 (3.0%) to $23,790 for non-resident students.

• For students enrolled in programs leading to a Master’s in Social Work degree, tuition would increase by $130 (1.0%) to $13,080 for resident students and would remain at $22,210 for non-resident students.

• Tuition for the Physicians’ Assistant graduate master’s program at Stony Brook and Upstate would increase by $700 (5.0%) to $14,720 for resident students, and would remain at $29,390 for non-resident students. Downstate Medical began offering Physician’s Assistant degrees during the summer 2017 semester.

• Maritime College tuition for non-resident students who are from a state defined as “in-region” (Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C.) would remain at $16,310. Students not from one of the states identified above will pay the standard non-resident rate.

Professional Programs

• For students enrolled in the Medical Professional Program at the four health science centers, tuition would increase by $1,610 (4.0%) to $41,770 for residents and will remain at $65,160 for non-residents.

• Tuition for the Dental Professional Program at the universities at Stony Brook and Buffalo would increase by $690 (2.0%) to $35,130 for residents. Tuition for non-resident students would not increase, remaining at $62,950.

• Tuition for the Optometry Program at the College of Optometry would increase by $1,090 (4.0%) to $28,390 for residents and by $970 (2.0%) to $49,650 for non-residents.

• Tuition at the Law School of the University at Buffalo would remain at $25,410 for resident students. Tuition for non-resident students would decrease by $13,180 (30.9%) to $29,500.

• Tuition for the School of Pharmacy Professional Program at the University at Buffalo would increase by $700 (2.8%) to $25,840. Tuition for non-resident students would decrease by $10,280 (22.0%) to $36,450. Binghamton University will begin offering Pharmacy degrees beginning in the fall 2017 semester.

• Tuition for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program would remain at $24,390 for residents. Tuition for non-resident students would decrease by $10,230 (25.0%) to $30,700.

• Tuition for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program would remain at $24,390 for residents. Tuition for non-resident students would decrease by $10,720 (25.0%) to $32,160.

The recommended modifications do not detrimentally impact the competitiveness of State-operate rates compared to peer institutions in other public university systems.

The tuition rates were last increased in the fall 2016.

4. Costs: Students: Tuition rate modifications for students enrolled in these programs of SUNY will range from a $13,180 decrease per year for non-resident law students to $1,610 for resident medical students. In setting the new tuition schedule, SUNY has examined its appropriation levels, the prevailing tuition rates charged by other public universities, and the status of various State and Federal student financial aid programs. SUNY: Changes to resident undergraduate rates that will impact students not in receipt of an Excelsior Scholarship will increase the existing SUNY Tuition Assistance Program (SUNY TAP or SUNY Tuition Credit) costs by approximately $7M to a total projected cost of nearly $62M.

5. Local Government Mandates: There are no local government mandates. The amendment does not affect students enrolled in the community colleges operating under the program of the State University of New York.

6. Paperwork: No parties will experience any new reporting responsibilities. SUNY publications and documents containing notices regarding costs of attendance will need to be revised to reflect these changes.

7. Duplication: None.

8. Alternatives: Other modification levels were considered, however, there is no acceptable alternative to the proposed changes when considering competitiveness, programmatic needs, and anticipated costs.

9. Federal Standards: None.

10. Compliance Schedule: The amendment to the tuition schedule will go into effect for the fall 2017 semester.

No regulatory flexibility analysis is submitted with this notice because the proposed rule does not impose any requirements on small businesses and local governments. This proposed rule making will not impose any adverse economic impact on small businesses and local governments or impose any reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements on small businesses and local governments.

No rural area flexibility analysis is submitted with this notice because the proposed rule does not impose any requirements on rural areas. The rule will not impose any adverse economic impact on rural areas or impose any reporting, recordkeeping, professional services or other compliance requirements on rural areas.

No job impact statement is submitted with this notice because the proposed rule does not impose any adverse economic impact on existing jobs, employment opportunities, or self-employment. This regulation governs tuition charges for State University of New York and will not have any adverse impact on the number of jobs or employment.