Tuition Set for 2012–13
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents increased resident tuition rates 5.5 percent for the 2012–13 academic year, in an effort to partially offset continuing decreases in state support. The increase affects resident students at UW–Madison and all 13 four-year campuses.
The increase means that UW–Madison tuition will rise by a total of $681 for the coming academic year. That total includes a general tuition increase of $431, plus the $250 differential tuition increase for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU). Nonresident tuition increased by a total of $1,181. This includes a $431 general tuition increase and $750 for MIU.
“These are challenging times for our colleges and universities, as well as for our students and families,” says UW System President Kevin Reilly. He described his proposal as “a modest, predictable tuition increase that provides some additional revenue for our campuses.”
The increases will partially offset declines in state support. The state’s 2011–13 biennial budget reduced funding to the UW System by $250 million. An additional budget lapse approved in February 2012 withdrew an additional $66 million in taxpayer support. In addition to these reductions in operating revenues, all UW employees are paying for a larger portion of their health and retirement benefits.
View the estimated Cost of Attendance for this academic year at finaid.wisc.edu/undergraduate-cost.htm.