Tuition Schedule
Summer Tuition Schedule
Tuition Setting
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is delegated the authority to set tuition under s. 36.27 of the statutes. The statutes permit the Regents to set separate rates for different classes of students, for residents and nonresidents, and for extension courses, summer sessions, and special programs.
The Board uses Tuition Policy Principles (PDF shown to the right) while setting tuition in an effort to balance educational quality, access, and ability to pay.
Tuition rates are established annually in the spring. Separate rates are set for students at each institution. Tuition typically supports only the “instructional” portion of the UW budget. Instructional costs include faculty salaries and fringe benefits, which comprise the largest portion of instructional costs; supplies and services; administration; libraries; student services; and support costs
Additional Tuition
Program-specific additional tuitions are usually charged for programs that have high operating costs such as the health sciences and engineering. Additional revenues generated by additional tuition are retained by the campus or program where they are generated.
Minnesota Reciprocity
The Minnesota-Wisconsin Higher Education Reciprocity Agreement allows Minnesota and Wisconsin residents to attend higher education institutions in either state without having to pay nonresident tuition. The agreement is negotiated and administered jointly by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (MOHE) and the Universities of Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, the agreement is subject to legislative approval by the Joint Committee on Finance.
For more information, please see the HEAB website.
Midwest Student Exchange
In 2005, Wisconsin joined the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP). MSEP is a program of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. This program allows undergraduate and graduate students from participating states, including Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and North Dakota, to attend colleges or universities in other participating states at a tuition of no more than 150 percent of resident tuition.
For more information, please visit the Midwestern Higher Education Compact website.
Midwest Tuition Rate
In 2023-24, the Universities of Wisconsin established the nonresident Midwest Tuition Rate for undergraduates and graduates. This is a discounted rate for students in Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) states except for Minnesota (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota). Offering this rate is at the discretion of the universities.