AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State University’s president intends to propose a two-tier tuition structure that would impose a higher rate for juniors and seniors than the rate for freshman and sophomores at the Ames school. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports President Steven Leath mentioned the plan Wednesday during his 2016 Presidential Address. He described it as a “reasonable approach that reflects the higher costs associated with more advanced and increasingly specialized coursework, learning opportunities, personalized instruction, smaller classes that you get as you proceed through your undergraduate education.”

Leath says state funding has not increased at a rate comparable to the university’s enrollment growth. He provided few specifics from his plan, which he said he will submit to the Board of Regents for consideration.