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.
Notes: Total WUE savings included in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands starting in 2013-14 and included Guam starting in 2016-17. Savings adjusted to 2019 dollars using the Consumer Price Index.
Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Student Access Programs: By the Numbers 2019-20.
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.
Research Analyst, Policy Analysis and Research
303.541.0313 cfalkenstern@wiche.edu
Colleen Falkenstern serves as a research analyst in WICHE’s Policy Analysis and Research unit. In her role, she supports the development of WICHE’s annual data resources—Regional Fact Book for Higher Education in the West, Benchmarks (of access and success), and Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West. She also provides analytical support for WICHE’s quadrennial projections of high school graduates, Knocking at the College Door. 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.