The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is an agreement among WICHE 16 member states and territories, through which 160+ participating public colleges and universities provide steep nonresident tuition savings for Western students.
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Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Savings and Enrollment
Annual enrollment in WICHE’s Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) has increased nearly 40% between 2013-14 and 2023-24. Correspondingly, annual savings to students and/or families increased by 62%.
Notes: Savings adjusted to 2023 dollars using the Consumer Price Index.
Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Student Access Programs: By the Numbers .
For more information, please contact:
Colleen Falkenstern
Director of Evidence and Strategic Initiatives, Policy Analysis and Research
303.541.0313cfalkenstern@wiche.edu
Colleen Falkenstern serves as the Director of Evidence and Strategic Initiatives in WICHE’s Policy Analysis and Research unit. In her role, she leads the unit’s work on a range of postsecondary education data and research initiatives and the development of data resources to support better informed decision-making in the West. These resources include WICHE’s annual collection of tuition and fees data and WICHE’s quadrennial projections of high school graduates, Knocking at the College Door. In her time at WICHE, she has worked on projects supporting Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions, addressing healthcare workforce issues, better alignment between higher education and workforce, and postsecondary completion. She received a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the University of South Carolina—Columbia and a master’s degree in higher education from the University of Denver.
