WSU increases undergrad tuition rate again

Students and parents will be paying more to attend Washington State University this fall.

The WSU Board of Regents increased in-state tuition for the 2018-19 school year during its board meeting Friday.

The board increased the undergraduate rate by $190 to $9,720. That's a 2 percent increase.

It's the second year in a row that Washington State University has increased its tuition for students pursuing a bachelor's degree.

The increase is part of its biennial budget and capital funding request to the state Legislature.

Part of the request is $27 million for construction of the proposed Academic Building at WSU Tri-Cities in Richland.

"I think we're well positioned. (The Legislature has) consistently been funding those requests," said Jeffrey Dennison, WSU Tri-Cities marketing and communications director.

While the requested undergrad increase is across the board for all of WSU's campuses, student and technology fees at WSU Tri-Cities aren't going up.

Dennison said WSU Tri-Cities students will still pay up to $512 in fees. Of those fees, only $150 is mandatory to fund the student union building.

Tuition had been flat for about four years before 2017, officials said.

This story was originally published May 7, 2018 at 12:59 PM with the headline "WSU increases undergrad tuition rate again."