MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approves a tuition increase.
The roughly 5% increase amounts to $500 or less per campus for in-state undergraduates and starts this fall. It comes after Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders reached a budget deal that included a $256 million increase in funding for the UW System, and just days after System President Jay Rothman announced it.
Rothman proposed increasing tuition by 4% on all campuses, with an optional 1% more for a maximum of 5%. All campuses except UW-Green Bay adopted the additional 1%. UW-River Falls sought an additional increase which would bring its increase to 5.8%.
Total resident undergraduate tuition and segregated fees for the upcoming year range from $8,819 at UW-Whitewater to $12,166 at UW Madison.