2001-02 – State Legislature cuts $16,594,000 from UA funding

UA implements a hiring freeze

333 university employees lose their jobs

Beginning steps to phase out Arizona

International College

Opening of UA North campus delayed

Custodial service cuts

Tuition increases: resident tuition jumps 6.1 percent or $142; nonresident jumps 5.6 percent or $552

$4.4 million net tuition revenue

2002-03 – Legislature cuts $26,050,100

Hiring freeze continues

Program eliminations, mergers and reconstructions continue

200 employee contracts not renewed

Arizona Board of Regents announces Changing Directions

UA implements Focused Excellence in response to Changing Directions

Deans of colleges asked to submit proposals for reducing expenditures

Tuition increases: Resident tuition increases 3.9 percent or $97, nonresident tuition jumps 7.3 percent or $751

$6 million net tuition revenue

2003-04 – Cost of employee benefits increases

House Bill 2533 fails to provide adequate funding for employee benefits

UA absorbs $7.5 million in increased costs

Tuition increase: Resident tuition hikes 39.1 percent or $1,010; nonresident increases 11.3 percent or $1,260

$13.3 million net tuition revenue

2004-05 – Cost of employee benefits continue to increase

Permanent internal reallocation to cover $6,241,000 of the costs

Tuition increase: Resident tuition jumps 13.7 percent or $494; nonresident increases 5.7 percent or $704

$4.2 million net tuition revenue

2005-06 – State cuts $949,800

Campaign Arizona ends after raising $1.2 billion for UA endowment

Tuition increase: Resident tuition increases 9.8 percent or $400; nonresident tuition jumps about 4 percent or $604

$3.5 million net tuition revenue

Source: Budget Director Dick Roberts and UA financial bulletins