Another year, another year tuition hike for Ferris State University students.

On Monday, the FSU Board of Trustees approved a tuition rate increase of 3.15%.

The lower-division tuition rate was approved at $431 per credit hour, while upper-division classes will be set at $452 per credit hour.

The board also approved a preliminary 2019-20 general fund operating budget of more than $208 million, a reduction of $306,000 from last year's budget.

The 2019-20 preliminary budget includes $26.3 million in student scholarships, an increase of $1 million from the 2018-19 budget.