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SUNY Ulster projects higher enrollment, proposes tuition increase in draft 2026 budget
Summary
College officials told the Ways and Means Committee they budgeted 1,667 FTEs for 2025–26, added 13 positions and proposed a tuition increase that would raise full‑time semester charges to $5,808; county support was proposed to remain flat.
SUNY Ulster officials presented a revised draft 2026 budget to the Ulster County Ways and Means Committee on May 15, saying the college expects enrollment growth and is proposing a modest tuition increase to cover rising costs.
The college is budgeting 1,667 full‑time equivalent students (FTEs) for the coming year, up from 1,547 FTEs in the prior year, and projecting total tuition revenue of about $8.7 million, college presenters told the committee. The draft increases full‑time tuition by $164 per semester to $5,808 and raises the part‑time per‑credit fee by $12. Personnel costs comprise roughly 78% of the college’s budget, presenters said.
The enrollment increase, presenters said, underlies much of the revenue growth. The college reported a 6.3% growth comparing fall 2024 to fall 2023 and used projected spring numbers in its budget where final spring data were not yet…
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