UNIVERSITY OF REGINA. Tuition and fees

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA Tuition and fees 2017-18 The following tuition and fee changes will be effective September 1, 2017: Tuition for all undergraduate credit hours will be increased by 2.5%, rounded to the nearest 0.25; Tuition for master s and PhD students will be increased by 2.5%, rounded to the nearest 0.25, Tuition for courses in the certificate programs in the Centre for Continuing Studies will be increased by 2.5%; The Co-op Fee will be increased by 2.5%; The Recreation and Athletic Fee will be increased by 2.5%; and The Graduate International Surcharge will be increased from 1,100 per term by 2.5% to 1,127.50 per term. Background The recommended increases fall within the context of the operating budget recommended in the Comprehensive Budget Plan for 2017-18. They conform to the tuition policy adopted by the University s Board of Governors in July 2014: http://www.uregina.ca/policy/browse-policy/policy- GOV-090-045.html. The general increase in tuition of 2.5% is reduced from the 3.8% general increase in each of the past three years. The recommended tuition rates are set out in Tables 1 and 2 that follow. Table 1: Proposed Undergraduate Tuition, September 2017 ( per credit hour) Faculty Fall/Winter 2016-17 Fall/Winter 2017-18 Increase Arts 206.50 211.75 2.54% Business Administration 241.25 247.25 2.49% Continuing Education 206.50 211.75 2.54% Education 212.75 218.00 2.47% Engineering & App. Science 229.50 235.25 2.51% MAP 219.00 224.50 2.51% Kinesiology 219.00 224.50 2.51% Nursing 230.25 236.00 2.50% Science 219.00 224.50 2.51% Social Work 212.75 218.00 2.47%

Table 2: Proposed Graduate Tuition, September 2017 ( per credit hour unless noted) Program Fall/Winter 2016-17 Fall/Winter 2017-18 Increase MA, MSc, MASc, MENG-1, etc. 270.00 276.75 2.50% MN, MEng-2, MJ 441.50 452.75 2.55% PhD (per term) 1,750.50 1,794.75 2.53% MBA, MHRM, MAL 844.75 866.00 2.52% MBA International 817.75 838.25 2.51% MBA with Specialization 1,078.50 1,105.50 2.50% EMBA (program) new entrants 49,203 50,435 2.50% Post-Grad Dip in Bus. Foundations 525.00 538.25 2.52% MPA (old program: 10 courses) 427.50 438.25 2.51% MPA (new program: 12 courses) 407.00 417.25 2.52% MHA 749.50 768.25 2.50% MPP, JSGS PhD (per term) 1.378.00 1,412.50 2.50% Tuition in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School (JSGS) The proposed tuition rates for the JSGS programs continue the agreed alignment of University of Regina JSGS program tuition rates with those for JSGS at the University of Saskatchewan, which has already set its rates. International Fees No change is proposed in the undergraduate international differential multiplier (3.0). The rate is unchanged since 2010-11. The dollar amount for undergraduate tuition for international students automatically increases as domestic undergraduate tuition increases. The graduate international surcharge is charged on a per term basis. The increase to 1,127.50 is exactly 2.50% Revenue from international students contributes to the operations of UR International, the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Student Affairs, and other offices. It makes possible services that are key to the retention and academic success of international students, both undergraduate and graduate. These services include orientation, peer advising, language coaching and support, study assistance and tutoring, and more. Recreation and Athletic Fee The revenue generated from this fee is used solely for athletic and recreation purposes. The fee increase to 92.70 per term is a 2.54% increase. It is the only universal mandatory fee charged to students by the University. 2

Tuition policy The Board of Governors tuition policy (see link on page 1) has been referenced in arriving at the approved changes. 1. The recommended Comprehensive Budget Plan for 2017-18 describes in detail: a. The revenue available to the university s operating budget for 2017-18 including provincial and federal government grants, recoveries, interest income, and tuition and fees; b. The efforts made in the budget with respect to cost reduction and high-priority reinvestments; and c. How the recommended tuition increases are necessary to produce a balanced operating budget. 2. Analysis by Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA) has concluded that Canada spends as much on non-repayable aid as its PSE institutions collect in tuition fees for domestic students meaning, in net terms, that Canadian students pay, on average, zero tuition (http://higheredstrategy.com/blog/, April 22, 2014). In other words, the total of student aid loan remissions, student aid grants, tuition rebates or discounts, tax credits, the Canada Education Savings Grant, the Canada Learning Bond, First Nations Band funding for post-secondary education, and institution scholarships and bursaries is almost exactly the tuition paid by Canadian university and college students. a. The proposed operating budget for 2017-18 decreases the level of financial assistance provided from operating funds for University of Regina students by 262,000 compared to the 2016-17 spending. This reduction is primarily the result of the 476,000 cut in funding to the University from the provincial government for Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunities Scholarships. However, the Comprehensive Budget Plan for 2017-18 includes the use of one-time funds from the 2016-17 fiscal year to backfill this loss in scholarship funding for 2017-18, recognizing that much of the expected funding has already been awarded to students. In addition, the proposed operating budget provides for increased expenditures for athletic scholarships and awards (140,000), graduate scholarships (3,000), and base-budget funding to match URSU s support for the World University Service of Canada assistance for refugee students (100,000). b. According to the most recently available data from Statistics Canada, the University of Regina, at 32%, ranks very high among Canadian comprehensive universities in total scholarship funding (from all sources) provided to its students as a percentage of tuition and student fee revenue (See Chart 1). Only Memorial University, which has significantly lower tuition levels, has a percentage above 32%. The U of R provision is well above the average for Canadian comprehensive universities (20%) and consistent with the percentage at the University of Saskatchewan (32%) which is included in the chart for comparison purposes, although it is not classified as a comprehensive university. 3

Chart 1: Total Scholarships as a Percentage of Tuition and Fees among Comprehensive Universities, 2014-15 45% 43% 40% 35% 32% 32% 32% 30% 27% 25% 25% 20% 15% 12% 13% 13% 14% 14% 14% 15% 17% 17% 18% 20% 10% 5% 0% Source: CAUBO: Financial Information of Universities and Colleges, 2014-15 Notes: Federated colleges not included. Average is for Maclean s Comprehensive Universities only and thus does not include the U of S in the calculation. Approximately 39% of the U of R s student financial assistance comes from the operating budget, 44% from special purpose and trust funds (donations and endowments), and 17% from research funds. The Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship (SAS) program, funded by the Government of Saskatchewan, provides an immediate tuition discount of 500 to any University of Regina student who graduated since January 2012 from a Saskatchewan high school and who takes one or more credit courses, undergraduate or graduate, to a lifetime maximum of 2,000. For example, eligible undergraduate students in Arts who are taking a full load of courses will receive a 7.9% reduction in tuition as a result of the SAS program. They will be paying only 100 more in net tuition in 2017-18 than they would have paid in 2014-15 without this program, a 1.7% total increase over three years. The SAS program is expected to provide U of R students 3.0 million in tuition discounts in 2017-18. 4

The Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship (SIOS) funding, although decreased, will still make available 770,000 to University of Regina students in 2017-18. To satisfy the SIOS program requirements, these funds from the Government of Saskatchewan will be more than matched by awards from donors and endowments. For 2017-18 the University will backfill the reduction in provincial SIOS funding. Students who receive a University of Regina undergraduate degree and who remain in the province are also eligible under the province s Graduate Retention Program for tax credits of up to 20,000 in tuition costs over ten years after graduation. c. Last year s federal budget included a major reorganization of post-secondary student assistance. The Canada Student Grants were increased by 50%, an increase of 1,000 per year for low income students, 400 for middle income students, and 600 for eligible parttime students. The budget also announced plans over the next four years to smooth the transition between low and middle income funding levels and expand the eligibility of the Canada Student Grants program to more middle income students. (This increase in grant levels is being funded in part by the elimination of the education and textbook tax credits, but not the tuition tax credit.) The 2016 federal budget also included changes benefiting student loan borrowers who experience difficulties with debt repayment, increasing the threshold annual income under which no repayment is required from 20,000 to 25,000, and reducing the payment amount for those with incomes between 25,000 and 60,000. This year s 2017 federal budget included further improvements to the Canada Student Loans program, with improved support for part-time students (17 million per year) and students with dependents (29.3 million), as well as a pilot project to support adult students returning to post-secondary education (287.3 million over three years). These changes are targeted for 2018-19. More immediately, the 2017 federal budget provides 50 million per year in funding support for First Nations students, an increase of more than 14%, for the next two years. There is also increased funding for Youth Employment programming and for Mitacs to fund Work-Integrated Learning placements for graduate students. The 2017 Saskatchewan budget also included improvements to the student aid program: a new system of up-front grants, in amounts up to 1,000, student and family income. Also, students assessed contribution to their educational costs will move to a fixed contribution student and family income in the previous year so that students may work and not have a reduction in their financial assistance because of income earned during the year. d. A 2015 survey of U of R undergraduate students about to graduate found that 49% of the respondents reported having no education-related debt. This compares to 44% in the 2012 survey. The average debt for all graduating undergraduates was 14,085. Chart 2 shows the average debt (adjusting for inflation) reported by University of Regina graduating students (including those who report no debt) increased from 2006 to 2009 before dropping considerably in 2012 and further in 2015. In part, the decrease appears to 5

be related to lower levels of government student loans, as there was a considerable drop in reported debt from this source in 2012 compared to 2009. For 2015, University of Regina graduating students reported an increase in student loan debt; all other commonly cited sources of debt remained steady or continued to decline, as did the overall average. The declining levels of debt seen from 2009 onward may reflect students choosing to work more while attending university, as well as the new provincial scholarship programs and the increasing assistance from the University. The graduating student survey will be repeated in 2018. A recently released report of a survey of all 2014 graduates from post-secondary programs in Saskatchewan conducted by the Ministry of Advanced Education shows very similar results for U of R graduates. Chart 2 Average Debt Among University of Regina Graduating Students: 2006-2015 (Constant ) 22,000 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2006 2009 2012 2015 Government student loans Loans from parents and family Loans from financial institutions Total debt e. A recent study by Statistics Canada found that individuals who have a bachelor's degree or a college certificate have more favourable labour market outcomes over their working lives than individuals who have only a high school diploma. More specifically, the earnings premium associated with a bachelor's degree over the 20-year period (from their mid-30s to their mid-50s) ranges, on average, from 728,000 for men to 442,000 for women. For a college certificate, the premium is 248,000 for men and 180,000 for women, on average. The study also found that, for both men and women, a bachelor's degree and a college certificate are associated with more years of coverage in an employer-sponsored 6

pension plan and fewer layoffs than are associated with a high school diploma (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2014359-eng.htm). f. Table 3 contains a comparison of undergraduate Arts tuition and mandatory fees at Canadian universities in 2016-17. It demonstrates that the total of undergraduate tuition and fees at the University of Regina compares favourably to other institutions. Only 20 of 58 other English-language universities in Canada have a total tuition and mandatory fee package for full-time undergraduate Arts students that is less than the total tuition and fees at the University of Regina. (This comparison does not include the impact of the 500 discount from the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship or other similar assistance programs available only to in-province students at other Canadian universities.) Note that the fees figures exclude health and dental insurance premiums and transit pass fees since these programs vary by university and students may be able to opt out for various reasons. It should also be noted that many Canadian universities have tuition structures that differentiate tuition the discipline of the course taken rather than, as at the University of Regina, the program in which the student is enrolled. Accordingly, the figures in Table 3 compare tuition for students taking courses in Arts only. The University of Saskatchewan, for example, provides on its website typical tuition fees for full-load students in various programs. An undergraduate student in Arts at the U of S, taking a mix of Arts and Science courses, would pay a total of 6,103 in tuition, 227 less than her counterpart at the U of R. However, she would be charged mandatory fees (athletic, recreation, and student services fees) that are 97 more than the U of R s sole mandatory fee for athletics and recreation. https://students.usask.ca/documents/tuitionfactsheet.pdf Tables 4 and 5 provide a comparison for graduate student tuition and fees. Only 5 Englishlanguage Canadian universities had lower costs for master s students than the University of Regina in 2016-17. Table 6 provides a comparison of the proposed undergraduate tuition rates for the University of Regina with those approved recently at the University of Saskatchewan, where the average increase has been described as 2.5%, with increases ranging from zero to 5%. 7

Table 3: 2016-2017 Tuition and Additional Compulsory Fees Charged by English-Language Canadian Universities to Domestic First-Year Full-Time Undergraduate Arts Students Prov University 1st Year 3rd Year 8 RANK 1st Year (1=Low est) Lower Amount Upper* Amount RANK Upper (1=Low est) Total (1st year tuition + upper fees) RANK Total (1=Low est) NL Memorial University of Newfoundland 2,550 2,550 1 523 523 2 3,073 1 MB Brandon University 3,336 3,336 3 916 916 18 4,252 2 MB Manitoba, University of 3,299 3,299 2 1,265 1,265 48 4,564 3 BC Capilano University 3,756 5,135 5 986 986 22 4,742 4 MB Winnipeg, University of 3,405 3,405 4 1,492 1,492 51 4,897 5 BC Vancouver Island University 4,261 4,261 9 781 781 7 5,042 6 BC University of the Fraser Valley 4,182 4,182 8 1,026 1,026 28 5,208 7 BC Kwantlen Polytechnic University 4,089 4,089 7 1,198 1,198 44 5,287 8 BC Thompson Rivers University 4,064 4,064 6 1,275 1,275 49 5,339 9 AB Grant MacEwan University 4,620 4,620 10 1,096 1,106 36 5,726 10 AB Lethbridge, University of 4,974 4,974 11 1,017 1,017 27 5,991 11 BC Northern British Columbia, University of 5,111 5,111 13 898 898 17 6,010 12 BC British Columbia, University of 5,088 5,088 12 996 996 24 6,084 13 BC Victoria, University of 5,368 5,368 16 771 771 6 6,138 14 BC Simon Fraser University 5,428 5,428 18 1,009 1,009 25 6,437 15 AB Mount Royal University 5,213 5,213 14 1,257 1,257 47 6,470 16 AB Calgary, University of 5,386 5,386 17 1,204 1,204 45 6,590 17 SK Saskatchewan, University of 5,790 5,790 19 820 820 11 6,610 18 AB Alberta, University of 5,321 5,321 15 1,559 1,559 55 6,880 19 PE Prince Edward Island, University of 5,860 5,860 20 1,047 1,047 29 6,907 20 SK Regina, University of 6,195 6,195 25 798 798 9 6,993 21 ON Windsor, University of 6,134 6,134 23 869 931 19 7,065 22 NB St. Thomas University 6,276 6,276 27 818 893 15 7,169 23 ON Laurentian University - Université Laurentienne 6,285 6,285 28 894 894 16 7,179 24 ON Nipissing University 6,055 6,055 22 1,178 1,178 42 7,232 25 ON Lakehead University 6,268 6,195 26 956 976 21 7,244 26 ON Algoma University 6,143 6,143 24 1,102 1,102 35 7,245 27 ON Brock University 6,378 6,378 34 888 888 14 7,266 28 ON Ryerson University 6,400 6,350 37 872 872 12 7,272 29 ON Wilfrid Laurier University 6,346 6,346 31 1,064 1,064 30 7,410 30 ON McMaster University 6,329 6,329 29 1,083 1,083 33 7,413 31 ON Carleton University 6,356 6,356 32 1,073 1,073 32 7,429 32 NB New Brunswick, University of 6,496 6,496 42 899 964 20 7,460 33 ON Ottawa, University of - Ottawa, Université de 6,376 6,376 33 1,115 1,115 37 7,491 34 ON Queen's University 6,384 6,384 36 1,118 1,118 38 7,502 35 ON Waterloo, University of 6,420 6,420 41 986 1,091 34 7,511 36 ON York University 6,407 n/a 39 1,159 1,159 41 7,566 37 ON Guelph, University of 6,379 6,379 35 1,177 1,241 46 7,620 38 NS Cape Breton University 6,960 6,960 44 789 789 8 7,749 39 NS Nova Scotia College of Art and Design 7,098 7,098 46 719 719 5 7,817 40 NS Mount Saint Vincent University 6,845 6,845 43 951 986 23 7,831 41 ON Western University 6,338 6,338 30 1,383 1,504 54 7,842 42 ON Toronto, University of 6,400 6,400 38 1,400 1,502 53 7,902 43 AB Athabasca University 6,050 6,050 21 1,910 1,910 59 7,960 44 ON Trent University 6,408 6,408 40 1,516 1,600 56 8,008 45 MB Canadian Mennonite University 7,280 7,280 52 752 803 10 8,084 46 NS Saint Mary's University 7,550 7,550 53 538 538 3 8,088 47 AB Concordia University of Edmonton 7,000 7,000 45 1,147 1,147 40 8,147 48 NS Dalhousie University 7,200 7,200 47 1,065 1,065 31 8,265 49 QC Concordia University 7,228 7,228 49 1,107 1,142 39 8,369 50 NB Mount Allison University 7,765 7,765 55 882 882 13 8,647 51 QC Bishop's University 7,228 7,228 49 1,378 1,488 50 8,716 52 NS St. Francis Xavier University 7,626 7,626 54 1,193 1,193 43 8,819 53 NS King's College, University of 7,200 7,200 47 1,375 1,679 57 8,879 54 QC McGill University 7,228 7,228 51 1,813 1,813 58 9,040 55 NS Acadia University 7,944 7,944 56 1,491 1,501 52 9,445 56 AB King's University, the 11,780 11,780 57 857 1,017 26 12,797 57 ON Redeemer University College 15,982 15,982 58 331 331 1 16,313 58 BC Trinity Western University 22,260 22,260 59 580 580 4 22,840 59 * The additional fees upper amount includes student fees charged only in a student's 1st year. Tuition Additional Fees Tuition & Add. Fees

Table 4: 2016-2017 Tuition and Additional Compulsory Fees Charged by English-Language Canadian Universities to Domestic First-Year Full-Time Master of Arts Students Prov University NL Memorial University of Newfoundland 2,859 1 957 3,816 1 3 terms SK Saskatchewan, University of 3,900 3 905 4,805 2 3 terms SK Regina, University of 4,050 5 766 4,816 3 3 terms (15 cr hrs) NS Mount Saint Vincent University 4,548 7 335 4,883 4 2.5 cr units (1/2 of program requirement) PE Prince Edward Island, University of 3,933 4 1,007 4,940 5 program cost/2 yr ON Ryerson University 4,785 11 808 5,593 6 3 terms AB Alberta, University of 3,662 2 1,938 5,600 7 3 terms NS Saint Mary's University 4,542 6 1,159 5,701 8 Annual program fee BC Northern British Columbia, University of 4,754 10 951 5,705 9 3 terms MB Manitoba, University of 4,595 8 1,168 5,762 10 FT program fee (Fall-Winter) BC British Columbia, University of 4,708 9 1,186 5,894 11 3 terms ON York University 4,785 11 1,207 5,992 12 3 terms AB Concordia University of Edmonton 5,904 18 813 6,717 13 2 terms of fees BC Victoria, University of 5,575 14 1,237 6,812 14 3 terms ON Carleton University 5,588 15 1,272 6,860 15 FT fees Fall+Winter BC Simon Fraser University 5,396 13 1,481 6,877 16 3 terms MB Winnipeg, University of 6,140 19 914 7,054 17 3 terms AB Lethbridge, University of 5,838 17 1,290 7,128 18 3 terms AB Calgary, University of 5,594 16 1,696 7,290 19 3 terms ON Queen's University 6,414 20 1,126 7,541 20 3 terms NB New Brunswick, University of 6,576 21 1,226 7,802 21 3 terms MB Canadian Mennonite University 7,560 27 803 8,363 22 30 cr hrs (Fall-Winter) ON Western Ontario, University of 6,915 22 1,495 8,410 23 3 terms ON Toronto, University of 7,030 24 1,462 8,492 24 FT fees Fall+Winter AB Athabasca University 8,520 38 0 8,520 25 program cost/2 yrs NS Acadia University 7,899 32 674 8,573 26 Annual program fee (fees Fall-Winter) ON McMaster University 7,008 23 1,615 8,623 27 3 terms ON Waterloo, University of 7,380 26 1,301 8,681 28 3 terms NS St. Francis Xavier University 7,626 29 1,193 8,819 29 Full time rates ON Windsor, University of 7,820 31 1,087 8,907 30 3 terms QC McGill University 7,228 25 1,687 8,915 31 2 terms (30 cr hrs) NS Dalhousie University 7,623 28 1,422 9,045 32 3 terms ON Lakehead University 8,468 36 652 9,119 33 3 terms BC Vancouver Island University 8,465 35 757 9,221 34 tuition cost: program cost/1.5 yrs; fees: 30 cr hrs over 12 months ON Guelph, University of 7,769 30 1,567 9,336 35 3 terms ON Laurentian University 8,649 40 704 9,353 36 3 terms QC Concordia University 8,131 33 1,454 9,585 37 3 terms ON Trent University 8,474 37 1,192 9,665 38 3 terms ON Ottawa, University of 8,189 34 1,633 9,822 39 3 terms ON Brock University 8,932 42 949 9,882 40 3 terms ON Nipissing University 8,909 41 1,010 9,919 41 3 terms BC Trinity Western University 9,630 43 324 9,954 42 18 cr hrs ON Wilfrid Laurier University 8,571 39 1,704 10,274 43 3 terms BC University of the Fraser Valley 10,072 44 979 11,051 44 3 terms (18 cr hrs) * 1 = Lowest Tuition Rank* Tuition Fees Total Tuition + Fees Rank* Total Calculation 9

Table 5: 2016-2017 Tuition and Additional Compulsory Fees Charged by English-Language Canadian Universities to Domestic First-Year Full-Time PhD Students Prov University Tuition Rank* Tuition NL Memorial University of Newfoundland 2,664 3 957 3,621 1 3 terms QC McGill University 2,328 1 1,687 4,015 2 2 terms (30 cr hrs) QC Concordia University 2,619 2 1,454 4,073 3 3 terms SK Saskatchewan, University of 3,900 5 905 4,805 4 3 terms PE Prince Edward Island, University of 3,933 6 1,007 4,940 5 PhD:program cost/3 yr ON Ryerson University 4,785 10 808 5,593 6 3 terms AB Alberta, University of 3,662 4 1,938 5,600 7 3 terms BC Northern British Columbia, University of 4,754 9 951 5,705 8 3 terms MB Manitoba, University of 4,595 7 1,168 5,762 9 FT program fee (Fall-Winter) BC British Columbia, University of 4,708 8 1,186 5,894 10 3 terms ON York University 4,785 10 1,207 5,992 11 3 terms SK Regina, University of 5,252 13 766 6,017 12 3 terms (15 cr hrs) NS Saint Mary's University 5,118 12 1,159 6,277 13 Annual program fee BC Victoria, University of 5,575 15 1,237 6,812 14 3 terms ON Carleton University 5,588 16 1,272 6,860 15 FT fees Fall+Winter BC Simon Fraser University 5,396 14 1,481 6,877 16 3 terms AB Lethbridge, University of 5,838 18 1,290 7,128 17 3 terms AB Calgary, University of 5,594 17 1,696 7,290 18 3 terms ON Queen's University 6,414 19 1,126 7,541 19 3 terms NB New Brunswick, University of 6,576 20 1,226 7,802 20 3 terms ON Western Ontario, University of 6,915 21 1,495 8,410 21 3 terms ON Toronto, University of 7,030 23 1,462 8,492 22 FT fees Fall+Winter ON McMaster University 7,008 22 1,615 8,623 23 3 terms ON Waterloo, University of 7,380 25 1,301 8,681 24 3 terms ON Ottawa, University of 7,074 24 1,633 8,707 25 3 terms ON Windsor, University of 7,820 27 1,087 8,907 26 3 terms ON Lakehead University 8,468 30 652 9,119 27 3 terms ON Nipissing University 8,270 29 1,010 9,280 28 3 terms ON Guelph, University of 7,769 26 1,567 9,336 29 3 terms ON Laurentian University 8,649 33 704 9,353 30 3 terms NS Dalhousie University 7,995 28 1,422 9,417 31 3 terms ON Trent University 8,474 31 1,192 9,665 32 3 terms NS Acadia University** 9,854 35 0 9,854 33 Yr1 program fee NS Mount Saint Vincent University** 9,854 35 0 9,854 33 Yr1 program fee NS St. Francis Xavier University** 9,854 35 0 9,854 33 Yr1 program fee ON Brock University 8,932 34 949 9,882 36 3 terms ON Wilfrid Laurier University 8,571 32 1,704 10,274 37 3 terms Fees Total Tuition + Fees * 1 = Lowest ** Acadia, Mount St. Vincent and St. Francis Xavier offer a joint inter-university PhD program Rank* Total Calculation 10

Table 6: Comparison with University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Tuition, ( per credit hour, 2017-18) Faculty/Program U of Regina (proposed) U of Saskatchewan (approved) U of S Increase (%) Arts 211.75 197.40 2.3 Business Administration 247.25 271.60 2.5 Education 218.00 204.50 3.0 Engineering 235.25 227.00 0.0 Kinesiology 224.00 203.30 2.7 Nursing 236.00 225.00 2.5 Science 224.50 209.40 2.7 Computer Science 224.50 223.80 2.3 MAP 224.50 297.20 1 2.7 1 Applied Music Looking at 2017-18 tuition increases for universities in other provinces, in Ontario tuition increases continue to be capped for one more year at 3% on average for undergraduate students and 5% for professional and graduate programs. Most universities are applying the maximum allowable increases. Universities in Alberta are subject to a provincial tuition freeze which applies to domestic students tuition only; the provincial government is not backfilling the foregone revenue in 2017-18 as it has in recent years. Universities in British Columbia are increasing tuition by 2.0%, the maximum allowable under provincial regulations. In Manitoba, provincial tuition policy has changed with maximum allowable increases to be the provincial rate of inflation plus 5% beginning in 2018-19. For 2017-18, tuition increases are limited to 1.3%. g. The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan, at 6.0% in March 2017, is unchanged from March 2016 and remains below the national average (6.7%), and Alberta (8.4%), but above that in Manitoba (5.5%). Nationally, StatsCan noted gains in full-time employment in March, up 0.6% from February. Saskatchewan experienced drops in both employment and unemployment in March compared to February. The 2017 federal budget has directed an additional 395.5M to the Youth Employment Strategy over the next 3 years (150M in each of 2017-18 and 18-19, the rest in 19-20.) The report of the survey of 2014 graduates of all post-secondary education programs in the province provides current employment rates for graduates various institutions. The University of Regina s rate is the highest of all institutions at 88%. This rate has remained in the 88 to 90% range over the past decade. The majority of respondents to the survey who are not employed are not looking for work, because they are in school or for personal reasons. 11

While completing their degrees, University of Regina students earned 9.3 million in 2016 from co-op placements. h. The most recent Statistics Canada release of Consumer Price Index information (February 2017) shows the year-over-year CPI increase for Saskatchewan at 1.4%, unchanged from a year ago. Food costs are down 2.5% while shelter costs are up 1.4%. i. Research continues to show that, compared to other socio-economic determinants, tuition fee levels are not a major factor in post-secondary education accessibility and participation. j. Rental housing vacancy rates have risen in Regina to a healthy 5.5% (CMHC, Oct 2016) from 5.4% the previous year and 3.0% in 2015. With this increased availability, average rents for private apartments have largely stabilized across the city, up 1.0% for a two bedroom apartment, for example, compared to 2015. The rental market in the immediate neighbourhood of the University also shows increased availability with an October 2016 vacancy rate of 3.8% compared to 3.0% the year before and 0.9% in 2015. Rental inflation in this zone also shows signs of moderating, from 3.6% in October 2014 and 3.4% in October 2015 to 1.7% in late 2016. The University s expanded residence spaces in 2017-18 and the increased private rental availability should save students on both housing and transportation costs. The Board has recently approved residence rate increases of 3% for the next three years and an average increase in parking fees of 5%. k. The University of Regina has engaged in the Open Textbook movement that, over time, will significantly reduce the costs of widely used texts. In a joint effort between the University and URSU many textbooks are available for borrowing in the Archer Library. The student-approved UPASS has lowered the cost of public transit for U of R students and enjoyed good usage; however, the transit cost will not be tax-deductible as of July 2017. May 3, 2017 12