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<p>HARRISBURG (AP) &#8212; Students in Pennsylvania&#8217;s large public university system will have to dig a little deeper next year, following board approval of a 3.5 percent tuition increase.</p><p>The new rates enacted Thursday will bump tuition for in-state, full-time students in the State System of Higher Education by about $250 for the coming school year.</p><p>The system&#8217;s board is trying to plug a $72 million hole in its budget during a period of falling enrollment.</p><p>The system operates 14 universities across the state: Bloomsburg, East Stroudsburg, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Cheyney, Clarion, West Chester, Slippery Rock, California, Edinboro, Indiana, Millersville and Shippensburg.</p><style>
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Pennsylvania university system boosts tuition by 3.5 percent