Students at the University of North Texas has voted against a proposed athletics fee that administrators had argued the school needed to stay competitive in today's changing collegiate athletics environment.
According to the Denton Record-Chronicle, more than 57% of the 2,416 students who voted in the election cast ballots against the fee.
UNT’s student government announced the results of a campus-wide vote Friday. According to the Record-Chronicle, the vote was on a four-step increase in the fee that currently sits at $17.85 per semester credit hour, or about $268 for a student taking 15 credit hours.
Officials at UNT noted that in the wake of the school joining the American Conference, the increase was necessary to stay competitive. UTSA, which is also in the American Conference, has a $20-per-credit-hour fee, while Texas State will soon charge $25 per credit hour.
UNT estimated that each $1 the fee would have been increased equated to $700,000 in revenue. UNT's fee generated $15.6 million in the 2024 fiscal year.
Mosley said UNT would continue to pursue elevating its program.
“Our commitment to providing a first-class, championship experience for our student-athletes, students, fans, donors, alumni and the Denton community will never change,” Mosley wrote.
