ASU, UArizona, NAU aim to keep tuition level for in-state undergrads
Mar 26, 2021, 3:15 PM
PHOENIX – Tuition for in-state undergraduate students at Arizona’s three public universities wouldn’t change in 2021-22 under proposals released Friday.
If the proposals are approved, it would be the second consecutive school year without a tuition increase for resident undergrads.
The Arizona Board of Regents, the state universities’ governing body, has scheduled a public comment session about the proposals on April 6 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Information about how to participate will be posted on the ABOR website, and the hearing will be streamed online. Comments can also be emailed to tuition@azregents.edu.
The university presidents will present their proposals to the board on April 8 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The board is expected to vote on April 15.
Arizona State University’s proposal has no tuition changes but includes a variety of fee increases and new fees for undergrads in the Herberger Institute for Design and Arts and multiple graduate programs.
Resident graduate students face tuition increases of 5% at Northern Arizona University and 1.4% at the University of Arizona. Those schools are also proposing a variety of fee increases.
“I appreciate the work of our universities in proposing no increase for resident undergraduate students for the second year,” ABOR Chair Larry E. Penley said in a press release.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has placed financial hardship on many students and this reflects our commitment to ensuring an affordable education even as our institutions experience fiscal challenges wrought from the pandemic.”