Updates: Tuition and the Madison Initiative
Tuition at UW System schools is expected to rise by 5.5 percent for the 2011–12 academic year, the UW System Board of Regents has announced.
The increase is slightly above the overall system rate because UW–Madison is implementing a surcharge called the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates to pay for more professors, increase financial aid, and improve student services. So far, the Madison Initiative has led to the authorization to hire about 79 faculty and 54 projects that will benefit undergraduate education.
UW–Madison’s tuition will remain among the lowest in the Big Ten conference, according to UW System figures. For more information on tuition rates, visit the Office of the Registrar's website.