The Iowa Board of Regents is expected to approve increases in base tuition rates and mandatory fee hikes from 1.2 percent to 5.8 percent — continuing a pattern of fast rising mandatory fees, even during relatively slow tuition freezes, the Des Moines Register reports. Since the 2009-2010 academic year, the cost of mandatory fees has risen an average of 43 percent, from $880 to $1,500. In 2018-2019, in-state students will pay $240 to $352 more — and undergraduates in business, engineering and nursing tracks can expect even more, the Register reports. However, students have more say in mandatory fee rises than in tuition: each regent institution has a committee of students who review the mandatory fees and proposals for increases.