<p>Due to continuing budget surplus UW will not increase instate tuition for another two years per Governor. Not law yet but full expect to be so. </p>
<p>Sounds great! Thanks for sharing.
…meanwhile UC schools haha</p>
<p>great news!</p>
<p>It does involve drawing down UW reserves to a low level–that’s the not good part. That was money saved over prior years–not spent. Cushion against state funding cuts, etc. </p>
<p>From a recent article about the tuition freeze:</p>
<p>“Blank previously has advocated for raising tuition for out-of-state students and for those attending professional schools to bring them more in line with peer institutions.”</p>
<p>Regarding professional students, many of them attended UW System schools during the years of the 5.5% annual tuition increases and have since earned undergrad degrees. They shouldn’t be subjected to tuition increases for their professional school years (law, med, pharm, vet) and be doubly punished (having paid ‘into’ the budget surplus and now more unnecessary tuition increases). I also question the reason given for raising professional school tuition - "to bring them more in line with peer institutions’ - so the logic is let’s charge more, just ‘because’?</p>
<p>The vast majority of surplus funds come from Madison. Others are small. So they did not overpay. The tuition for prof schools will mostly go back to the schools to hopefully improve them. None is that highly ranked and should be better (In the 20-50 range depending on the source). Should be aiming for Top 20 across the board.</p>
<p>The reserves have become a typical WI political football with little regard to typical policy at similar schools across the US. The large credit firms consider having 6-12 months operating costs in reserve as good practice. Both U Wash and U Mich hold such reserves and UW’s are in the 6 months range so low end of the range.</p>
<p>None is that highly ranked? School of Pharmacy is #5!</p>
<p>Wisconsin school of Medicine and Public Health just got ranked #9 as well in primary care…that’s pretty high.</p>