Updates: Tuition, Madison Initiative
Tuition at UW System schools will rise by 5.5 percent for the 2010–11 academic year, the UW System Board of Regents decided in June.
Undergraduate resident tuition for UW–Madison will be $7,933 for the academic year, an increase of $638.
The increase is slightly above the overall system rate because UW–Madison is in the midst of implementing a surcharge called the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates to pay for more professors, increase financial aid, and improve student services.
As of late spring 2010, the Madison Initiative has led to the authorization to hire about 55 faculty, 25 staff, and more than 50 teaching assistants to directly benefit undergraduate education.
UW–Madison’s tuition will still be the second lowest in the Big Ten conference, according to UW System figures. For more information on tuition rates, visit registrar.wisc.edu/tuition_&_fees.htm.