Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman announced the intent to raise tuition by 3.75% in a proposal that heads to the UW Board of Regents next week, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. In-state tuition and fees would rise by an average of $387 annually for the 2024–25 school year.
Rothman cited the necessity of keeping up with inflation and maintaining the UW system’s educational quality among reasons for the increase. The exact increases would vary across the system’s 13 universities.
Resident undergraduate students would see an average 3.8% increase in tuition and fees, including room and board costs. Student fees to fund on-campus clubs and services would go up by an average of $74. Some high-cost programs at certain universities would also increase, as would tuition for graduate and nonresident undergraduate students.
The cost of tuition and segregated fees at UW–Madison is anticipated to increase by $389 over last year to $11,604.
If the tuition increase is approved at the UW Board of Regents’ April 4–5 meeting, it would be the second year in a row. The increase would generate an additional $39 million annually in revenue.
