Board of Regent Chair Ralph Seekins at the Board of Regents meeting Nov. 10, 2023. Photo by Matthew Schmitz.
The University of Alaska board of regents voted unanimously on Nov. 8, 2024, to increase tuition across the University of Alaska system. UAA, UAF and UAS will all see tuition increases of 3% for in-state students and 5% for out-of-state students, according to meeting records.
The last time UAA students saw an increase was in fall 2020, when lower- and upper-division courses had their rates increased. Tuition for graduate-level courses and out-of-state students has remained unchanged since 2019, according to university documents.
The board of regents normally votes on tuition rates each year.
The latest increase will take effect in fall 2025 and raise the base rate per-credit-hour for all lower-division, upper-division and graduate level courses.
Students who are residents will see per-credit-hour increases of $7, $8 and $15, respectively, while nonresidents will see an increase of $40, $42 and $54.
The university cited rising costs as a reason for the increase. According to a presentation from the university, those costs include energy, service contracts, data security, maintenance and insurance.
“Our fixed costs continue to rise, and holding tuition flat this year would make a large year-over-year tuition increase in future years more likely, harming the affordability and quality of our educational offerings.”
The presentation also compared the rate of tuition at UAA to eight peer universities. With the increase, UAA remained the third most expensive school for the cost of tuition and fees for in-state students. For out-of-state students, the increase will move UAA from third to second place.
A press release from the University of Alaska described the increase as “modest” and stated that the university expects to see additional revenue of $9 million from the combination of increased enrollment and tuition.
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