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October 25, 2023
Vol. 126 NO. 4
Tuition to raise 3% next fiscal year Tuition 2024-2025 for undergrad resident Central Washington University
$7,231
Megan Rogers News Editor Tuition will go up 3% next fiscal year (2024-2025). According to Chief Financial Officer Joel Klucking, tuition increases every year due to a 2015 state law called the College Affordability Act. Klucking said that when the act was created, the legislature put a cap on how much the universities in Washington could increase their resident undergrad tuition and lowered tuition by 20%.
“They have this formula based on a 14 year average of median hourly wage growth in Washington,” Klucking said. “They take the average of median wage growth over 14 years and that is the maximum percentage that the six institutions can raise [the tuition].” According to Klucking, tuition at CWU goes to cover the cost of living and other inflationary increases. “This 3% increase in tuition will partially offset some of that,” Klucking said. Tuition will be raised 3% next fiscal year. Photo Courtesy of CWU Flickr
Tuition 2023-2024 for undergrad resident Central Washington University
University of Washington
Western Washington University
$7,021 $12,645 $7,995
Eastern Washington University
Evergreen State College
Washington State University
$7,287 $7,845 $5,488 Tution comparison of the six Washington public colleges. Graphic by Brandon Davis, data compiled by Megan Rogers