George Mason University will keep tuition prices flat for in-state undergraduate students, making the Fairfax County school the last public college in the state to honor a request by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
On Thursday, the university’s board of visitors approved a motion to issue a 3% credit, returning the price of tuition for the 2022-23 school year to last year’s level.
All 15 public colleges in Virginia have kept tuition flat this year after the state approved a 14% increase in college funding and Youngkin asked them not to raise tuition. Some colleges did raise fees and the cost of room and board, and the average cost to attend college in Virginia …