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University of Hawaiʻi administrators are planning on going before the Board of Regent’s (BOR) to recommend increasing the nonresident enrollment cap. UH administrators would like to help the current budget shortfalls by taking in more revenue through non-resident applicants who pay larger tuition fees.

In the face of an ailing economy, UH administrators have been studying ways to help its current budget. Administrators see potential in solving a part of the problem by allowing a higher percentage of out-of-state applications.

Nonresidents, which include mainland and international students, currently make up to 30 percent of the allotted applicants that apply to UH each year, while the other 70 percent goes to in-state residents.

According to the UH Mānoa regular tuition schedule for 2010 through 2011, the estimated cost for an undergraduate full-time resident student is $3,792 for tuition, while the estimated cost for an undergraduate full-time non-resident is $10,512.

“Open enrollment at Mānoa (students registered so far) is 12,000 as of today. of that number, 27.7 percent are non-residents, and 72.3 percent are residents, so we’re actually bellow the cap amount that we are allowed,” said Linda Johnsrud, vice president for academic planning and policy.

When asked what the current status of the proposal is, Johnsrud said that administrators have only made a recommendation to the full board.

“the BOR will need to consider recent numbers, and that the proposal is asking the 30 percent cap to be increased to 35 percent.”

Johnsrud continued, “the BOR takes into consideration that

Proposed increase in out-of-state enrollment aims to ease budget crunch