The 乐播传媒入口 legislature approved a state appropriation increase for MTSU in the 2026鈥�27 General Appropriations Act. The final budget included a net reduction in state appropriations of $1.3 million between the outcomes-based funding formula and salary pool, but an increase of $2.4 million to cover rising health insurance premiums.
The University received nonrecurring funding of $5 million to provide for cybersecurity programs and a cyber range.
In 2024, the Department of Information Systems and Analytics in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business launched both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management.
MTSU’s Cyber Range will be a simulator housed within the Center for Cybersecurity Management. Backed by a $2.5 million approved campus renovation project from plant funds, the range will offer students hands-on, industry-standard experience that employers demand. For businesses and government agencies, the range will offer employee training, compliance simulations, and certificate programs鈥攚ithout the cost of building in-house facilities.
In addition, the state budget included $4 million in capital maintenance funds for one of the 13 capital maintenance projects submitted for funding. The approved project is for multiple building envelope components and structural repairs.
At the June quarterly meeting, the MTSU Board of Trustees approved a 4.49% increase in tuition and mandatory fees for the 2026鈥�27 academic year.
Tuition, along with state appropriations, supports approximately 93% of the education and general operations of the University.
The tuition increase will specifically fund:
- scholarship programs for incoming and continuing students
- promotions for faculty that advance from assistant up to full professor
- new academic programs in high demand in the job market
- inflationary increases in items such as classroom and administrative software maintenance agreements, technology infrastructure, and utility costs
Among the three largest public state universities, MTSU still has the lowest tuition rates.