The annual cost of attending the University of Tennessee at Martin will go up $262 this fall. The UT Board of Trustees approved a 9 percent fee increase for the University of Tennessee at Martin Thursday (June 19) during the board’s annual meeting in Memphis.

The increase is in line with recommendations from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC).

In-state undergraduate students at UT Martin will see the same increase as students at the other UT campuses.

UT Martin’s in-state undergraduate fees will increase from $2,900 to $3,162.

Fees for graduate students at UT Martin and all UT campuses will also increase by 9 percent. At UT Martin, in-state graduate fees will increase by $312, from $3,456 to $3,768.

In addition, UT Martin will increase its programs and services fee by $20 and will introduce a new facilities fee at $50. These increases will apply to undergraduate and graduate students.

The facilities fee will be used to acquire and upgrade classroom and laboratory furnishings and equipment, and to address unmet deferred maintenance on the UT Martin campus.