<p>So ya... the UW budget according to this article is now going up 14% for a course of two years or possibly more. OOS budget is yet to be determined.</p>
<p>University</a> of Washington State Relations 2009 Legislative Session</p>
<p>So that’s a 30% increase over the next two years. UW was once a good deal, compared to other first-line state universities, but no more.</p>
<p>I’ve had kids at two “first-line” state universities–UW being one of them. AFTER the next two year (30%) increase, UW will still be 15% under what our other state U charges for in-state tuition this year.</p>
<p>UW has been an outstanding deal until now–look around if you don’t believe it. That 30% increase you are complaining about is almost equal to the amount that USC raised it’s tuition for this year alone. Except USC’s $1,500.00 increase is a mere–4%-- increase over its present 37K tuition tag. See what you can do with statistics?</p>
<p>I think there is still plenty of room to appreciate what you are getting at the UW…especially if it is able to maintain it’s quality of education through these times.</p>
<p>wait a minute… the document doesnt say anything about increasing out of state tuition, does it?</p>
<p>OOS tuition is yet to be determined.</p>
<p>caseyatbat,
I didn’t complain about UW’s tuition increase, I just noted a fact that UW tuition used to be a good deal compared to other state universities and now its not - pretty much the same thing you said. And of course the increases at pretty much all state universities still don’t bring their tuition anywhere near private universities like the University of Spoiled Children. None of that changes the simple fact that UW tuition increases will be substantially larger over the next two years than any other time in the recent past - that is something worth noting.</p>
<p>alf-
Sorry to sound as if the post was aimed at specifically at you. It wasn’t. It was meant more as a reaction to the plethora of concern by so many potential UW students and posters on recent threads that have, IMHO, gotten overly hung up on the percentage of increase rather than the actual dollar increase - and exactly who will be affected by the increases. (families earning over 160K). My point is that a large percentage increase of a relatively small amount is still a lot less $$ than a small percentage increase of a larger amount.
I know that any tuition increase is tough at this time. I just think it’s better to consider costs in real dollars when comparing schools. And that still makes the UW a darn good educational opportunity for the money.</p>
<p>If out of state tuition goes up 14%, I will seriously cry.</p>
<p>I think the 14% was the best alternative.</p>
<p>i agree, the tuition raise was the only way they could keep students and most staff on with the budget cuts. otherwise they would start recinding admissions and kicking people out who were at the bottom of the pile. i know its inconvenient, but it still keeps the doors open.</p>
<p>I agree that UW remains a bargain. But the legislature looks like it is trying to kill publicly supported higher ed in this state. UW’s 26% budget cut is probably going to be the biggest in the country, and will force the U to become highly dependent on hefty tuition increases and outside funding. It affects students, faculty and staff, and the state as a whole, at some point. Very sad.</p>
<p>bargain? at this rate, if i do go to UW, i’ll be paying more there than at U of Michigan (most expensive oos tuition for public schools)</p>
<p>rqv5–the bargain being talked about here is for in-state tuition. that is the tuition that has been incredibly low compared to other schools, and still will be pretty low compared to most even after the increases. out of state tuition has yet to be determined, and the board has until july to do so, which is why you havent seen any articles about it yet though. i did have someone (oos) tell me that in april oos tuition has gone up two grand, already, but idk anything about that cause i obviously don’t get e-mails or letters or anything about oos situations.</p>
<p>08/09 tuition 23,219 OOS, This is 09/10 OOS tuition is estimated at 25,056 (that is from March without any more increases). Difference as of right now is $1837, unknown if it will go up anymore.</p>
<p>[The</a> 2009-11 state budget for the UW : President Emmert’s Blog - washington.edu](<a href=“The 2009-11 state budget for the UW – Office of the President”>The 2009-11 state budget for the UW – Office of the President). Just wandering if the Administration has taken a pay freeze or reduction such as the UC Regents and Adminitrators did.</p>
<p>You ever hear of any teacher in the history of the world taking a pay cut or giving up any benefits ?</p>
<p>If The President had asked anybody in the academic side of UW to take any such reductions, you can bet the farm he would have either said so on his blog or leaked it to the press. Neither of which has happened.</p>
<p>He can wring his hands on his latest blog about “much larger cuts in administrative and support units and smaller cuts in academic units” because that approach allows him to protect all the highly paid professors who are his golfing buds. At the same time he can tie that protection into maintaining the highest academic standards. </p>
<p>Drinks all round for the profs and the school elite !!!</p>
<p>The average UW profs brings in $500,000 worth or research grants a year of which UW gets a nice cut to use for other things that make the campus go. You can bet he is taking care of these people as they are the straw that stirs the drink today. The state money is just to pay for some basics and less than half the research money.</p>