Students at Pennsylvania's 10 state-owned universities will see another tuition hike next year - unless state legislators pull through with an additional $31 million that school leaders say is necessary to offset rising costs. Board members with the state system approved a $344, or 4.3%, annual increase in tuition for in-state undergraduate students, bringing costs to $8,338. More funding from the state system could reverse this decision, though it isn't likely. Gov.