Miami University raised undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees 8 percent on Friday, the largest increase since the 1992-93 school year.

        That means the 14,500 undergraduates on the Oxford campus each will pay $6,915 for the coming school year, $512 more than the $6,403 charged last year.

        Tuition alone went up 8.2 percent ($5,358 to $5,796) and the general fee rose 7.1 percent ($1,045 to $1,119). The average of the increased dollar amounts was 8 percent, spokeswoman Holly Wissing said.

        The increases mean Miami's Oxford campus remains one of the most expensive public four-year schools in Ohio, Ms. Wissing confirmed.

        Trustees also raised tuition and fees for the 1,500 graduate students 8 percent to $7,073/year from $6,549.

        Separate increases will hit Miami's almost 3,000 undergraduates at the Middletown and Hamilton branches:

        • First- and second-year students will pay 3 percent more or $3,112/year, an increase of $92.

        • Juniors and seniors face a 6 percent increase, up $253/year to $4,469.

        Miami previously cut 2 percent from operating budgets, imposed an administrative hiring freeze and postponed program changes.

        President James C. Garland said Miami is using reserves to balance the operating budget.

        Earlier this week, the University of Cincinnati raised tuition and fees 9.1 percent for students seeking bachelor's degrees.

        Miami and UC said they shifted costs to students because the state did not increase its subsidy.

        Ohio State University raised tuition and fees 9.3 percent for students seeking 4-year degrees on the main campus.

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