UW budget plan would drive up tuition and fees as much as 5.9%

MADISON (AP/WLUK) — University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman's plan to increase tuition and fees next year would drive up undergraduate student expenses as much as 5.9% next year, according to an analysis released Friday.

Rothman announced earlier this month that he would ask the Board of Regents for a 5% tuition increase. The new analysis indicates his plan also includes raising undergraduate student fees and room and board costs as well as increasing costs for specific programs and raising graduate students' tuition.

The analysis includes a campus-by-campus breakdown of the plan's impact.

Undergraduates from Wisconsin would see their tuition and fees next year increase anywhere from 3.9% at UW-Superior to 5.9% at UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville and UW-River Falls. State residents at UW-Milwaukee would see a 4.2% increase; UW-La Crosse students would see a 4.6% increase; and UW-Whitewater students would see a 4.9% increase.

The proposal also includes increases in room and board costs.

The analysis did not include total cost calculations for out-of-state undergraduates.

Costs for enrolling in engineering, nursing, biomedical, business, computer science, cybersecurity, construction management and fine arts programs across the system's 13 four-year campuses also would increase anywhere from $600 to $1,500 depending on the program and the school.

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The regents are expected to vote on the proposal during meetings March 30 and March 31 at UW-Stout.

Proposed resident undergraduate tuition and fees for each university in 2023-24 are:

• UW-Eau Claire: $9,137 (4.1% increase)
• UW-Green Bay: $8,342 (5.9% increase)
• UW-La Crosse: $9,477 (4.6% increase)
• UW-Madison: $11,215 (3.9% increase)
• UW-Milwaukee: $10,020 (4.2% increase)
• UW Oshkosh: $8,258 (5.9% increase)
• UW-Parkside: $7,855 (5.2% increase)
• UW-Platteville: $8,096 (5.9% increase)
• UW-River Falls: $8,425 (5.9% increase)
• UW-Stevens Point: $8,674 (5.4% increase)
• UW-Stout: $8,888 (4.7% increase)
• UW-Superior: $8,487 (3.9% increase)
• UW-Whitewater: $8,044 (4.9% increase)