Topeka ? State universities in Kansas are seeking an increase in their room and board rates for student housing in the 2015-2016 academic year.

The Kansas Board of Regents heard a first reading of the various proposals Wednesday and plans to vote on a final package at its monthly meeting in December.

Housing and food service operations are considered “auxiliary enterprises” at the universities, which means they must be funded entirely by the fees they generate.

At Kansas University, a typical rate for a double-room residence hall plus the “Crimson Flex” meal plan would increase an average of 2.9 percent, for a total of $9,324. But individual packages could vary depending on the type of room and type of meal plan a student chooses.

Regents officials said that’s about on par with the overall rate of inflation for food and housing in the United States, which is expected to be about 3 percent in 2014.

Other universities in the Regents system are proposing similar increases, ranging from 2.7 percent at Fort Hays State University to an average 5 percent increase at Emporia State University.

For traditional residence halls, KU is proposing a 2.6 percent increase, raising the cost of a double occupancy room to $4,372 and a single occupancy room to $5,806.

For the newly renovated residence halls, KU is seeking a 3 percent increase, raising the cost of a double room at Ellsworth, Hashinger and GSP halls to $5,590.

The most expensive room at an existing KU residence hall next year would be $7,448 for a double room that’s used as a single in Ellsworth, Hashinger or GSP, or a one-person suite at Templin.

KU is also proposing rates for the new residence halls that are now under construction. Those rates would range from $7,100 for either a four-person or two-person double occupancy suite, to $9,230 for a two-person, single-occupancy suite.

Similar increases are planned for Sunflower Duplex Apartments, Jayhawker Towers Apartments and the scholarship halls.

Stouffer Place Apartments will be closed and will no longer operate after June 30.

Dining plans at KU will also see a slight increase. The lowest-cost plan, known as the Campanilie Dining Plan, would go up 1.6 percent to $1,122. The mid-priced Crimson Flex Plan would go up 2.8 percent, to $3,374. And the Jayhawk Unlimited Dining Plan would go up 2.6 percent, to $4,168.

The Kansas Board of Regents is expected to approve the housing and dining fees in December.