<p>news:</a> UW System Board of Regents approves 5.5 percent tuition increase</p>
<p>For UW-Madison 2009-2010 School Year:</p>
<p>Tuition $7,296 (Includes $250 'Madison Initiative')
Segregated Fees $1,014
Dorm (average) $4,573
Meal Plan (typical) $2,573</p>
<p>"Add it up, and the typical costs for a freshman at UW-Madison who is paying in-state tuition and living in campus housing will be $15,467 in 2009-10 -- a jump of $993, or 6.9 percent, from last school year".</p>
<p>"Even after these increases, UW-Madison's tuition is expected to remain the second- or third-lowest among Big Ten Conference institutions".</p>