UW Regents approve 16 percent tuition hike
Jun 8, 2012, 6:37 AM | Updated: 6:55 am
The cost of attending the University of Washington is going up dramatically. (AP Photo/file)
(AP Photo/file)
The cost of attending the University of Washington is going up dramatically.
The UW Board of Regents approved a 16 percent increase in tuition for in-state undergraduates on Thursday.
The regents also took the unusual step of endorsing a strongly-worded statement calling on state lawmakers to find new sources of revenue.
In the last four years, the legislature has cut funding for higher education by about half. At the same time, the cost of in-state tuition at the UW has risen by 60 percent.
Including fees, in-state undergrads will now pay about $12,400 a year at the UW.
The regents approved the tuition hike as part of a $5.9 billion university budget.
Lawmakers OK’d double-digit tuition increases to make up for similar cuts in state dollars going to the university. Washington State University and Western also increased their tuition by 16 percent.
In-state tuition at Evergreen and Central will go up 14 percent this fall. Tuition at Eastern is going up 11 percent.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
