Though in any other year spring tuition bills would've gone out today, Penn State President Graham Spanier told the university's board of trustees today that he hopes they be released in the next few days.

Spanier said he doesn't want to see tuition increase, though it will depend on state appropriations he hopes will be settled this week. Additionally, the university received a $28 million check from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency this week, he said.

The trustees met this morning and heard Spanier's informational report in addition to presentations on financial concerns and campus landscaping.

During a presentation to the board, Robert Pangborn, vice president and dean of undergraduate education, said the university received a total of 109,031 total applications for the 2009-2010 academic year. Enrollment increased by two percent from last year, he said, and there are now 94,301 Penn State students.

The university saw an increase in international and minority enrollment, having record numbers this year in both categories, he said

While applications have increased by eight percent over the past 10 years, applications for financial aid have increased by 19 percent, said Anna Griswold, executive director of Penn State's Office of Student Aid. Griswold added that nearly 59,000 students applied for student aid this year. Several trustees expressed concern about the ability of the university to maintain its land grant mission of providing affordable education to students.

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