Tuition and Fees

Tuition increases varied considerably across the seven states:

Undergraduate resident tuition in four-year institutions will increase from 1 to 9.3 percent in these states (see Figure 1).

Nonresident tuition increases at four-year institutions will range from less than 1 percent to 5.5 percent.

For fall 1998, the rise in resident tuition at two-year colleges will range from 2.0 percent to 8.5 percent (see Figure 2).

Nonresident two-year students will see tuition increases ranging from 2.7percent to 8.9 percent.

No tuition increases were reported at most New Mexico community colleges, and Wyoming reports no increase for resident or nonresident students at the University of Wyoming.

New Mexico received additional appropriations to support tuition waivers for Texas students living close to New Mexico's borders.

The Utah legislature established a matching grants program as an incentive for institutions to raise money for scholarships at community colleges, branch campuses, and centers.

Tuition and fee data for 1998-99 will be published this fall in WICHE's annual report, Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West.