Students will find out today exactly how much tuition will cost in 2006-07 when the Penn State Board of Trustees meets today to finalize the university's budget and set tuition rates.

The meeting, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Delaware County campus, is open to the public.

This year's $323.6 million in state appropriations, approved yesterday by Gov. Ed Rendell, will account for about 10 percent of the university's total budget, said Penn State spokesman Tysen Kendig.

Last year's total budget was just under $2.8 billion.

Kendig said appropriations and tuition money are the two primary sources that fund students' education. State funding accounts for about 33 percent of the cost to educate students, and tuition covers the remaining 67 percent.

It is still unclear how much tuition rates will go up for next year, Kendig said. If Penn State had received the $334.8 million it had originally requested from the state, in-state tuition would have risen 5.8 percent, Penn State President Graham Spanier said in September. But because the appropriation amount is lower, tuition will likely increase by a higher percentage.