The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees financial committee unanimously approved a tuition increase for all three campuses in a meeting on June 14 in Tuscaloosa. The entire board will vote on the increase tomorrow.

If enacted, the increase will come into effect fall 2012, and will allow the University to attempt to rely less on state funding. State funding has decreased by approximately $174 million for the entire system since 2008.

The UA campus could see a 7 percent in-state increase from $8,600 to $9,200 yearly — a $600 increase. Out-of-state tuition for this campus will see a 4.8 percent increase from $21,900 to $22,950 yearly — a $1,050 increase.

The University of Alabama Birmingham campus could similarly see an 8.5 percent increase in in-state tuittion from $7740 to $8400 yearly — a $660 increase. It could also experience an 8.5 percent increase in out-of-state tuition from $17,730 to $19,230 yearly — a $1500 increase.

Finally, the University of Alabama Huntsville campus could have a 8.6 percent increase in yearly tuition from $8094 to $8794— a $700 increase. The out-of-state increase will be 8.7 percent from $19424 a year to $21108 — a $1684 increase.

Ray Hayes, vice chancellor for financial affairs of the UA system, said the new changes will allow all three schools to continue to rank in the middle when compared to the other 28 schools in the Southern University Group.

Scholarships involving tuition will increase proportionally to the tuition changes, said Kellee Reinhart, spokeswoman for the system.