The 1.2 million McCarthy Hall houses the Kansas men's basketball team to the southeast of Allen Fieldhouse on KU's campus.

Topeka ? Next year, University of Kansas students will pay $5,910 to live on campus — $172, or 3 percent, more than this year.

Add in $4,150 for meals, and a student will pay a total of $10,060 in room and board for the year.

The figures, for what KU describes as a “typical” dining plan and double room in a renovated residence hall, were among state university housing and dining rates approved this week by the Kansas Board of Regents.

KU has a number of much more expensive housing options, however.

The highest? Next year residents will pay $11,422 a year for a private room in a two-bedroom apartment at McCarthy Hall — home to the men’s basketball team and other non-athlete male upperclassmen.

Rooms in KU’s new residence halls also cost more than the older halls. To live in Oswald-Self Hall or the yet-unnamed residence hall under construction on 19th Street, residents will pay between $7,518 and $9,870 a year, depending on whether they share or have a private bedroom.

There’s also a few cheaper options.

A double room in a two-bedroom apartment at Jayhawker Towers will cost $3,662. At most of the scholarship halls, the rate will be $4,090 for the year.

KU’s “typical” rates for 2017-18 were the second-highest of the six state schools the Board of Regents approved on Wednesday. Wichita State University had the highest typical rates, charging $6,470 for living and $4,540 for dining, for a total of $11,010.

All schools’ housing rates will be higher than the current year, with typical room increases ranging from 1.7 percent at Pittsburg State University to 6 percent at Emporia State University.

Housing and food service operations are auxiliary enterprises, so user fees must cover the total cost of operation, said Elaine Frisbie, vice president of finance and administration for the Regents. Generally, cost increases from year to year are driven by anticipated inflationary costs and facility maintenance and enhancements.

Regarding occupancy rates, Frisbie said that KU’s is the highest of the six schools, “basically at capacity.”

According to KU, student housing capacity will be 5,164 in 2017-18.

The College Board’s “Trends in College Pricing” report says that for the current school year, the average room and board charge for four-year, public institutions in the Midwest is $9,550, according to information provided by the Regents.

2017-18 university housing and dining rates

Costs are per year for a “typical” room and meal plan.

Wichita State — $11,010

Kansas — $10,060

Emporia State — $8,026

Fort Hays State — $7,853

Pittsburg State — $7,700

Kansas State — $6,315

Source: Kansas Board of Regents