CHAMPAIGN — Health insurance costs are going up for students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Champaign-Urbana undergraduates will pay $30 more a semester, starting in the 2026-2027 school year. Graduate students will pay $37 more.
Nicholas Jones is the vice president of the University of Illinois System. He told the University of Illinois Board of Trustees Academic and Student Affairs Committee on Wednesday that costs are increasing because prescriptions are getting more expensive and more students are needing more mental health care.
“Other factors for the increase include increase in the overall cost of medical care and opt out rates that decrease the size of the pool and drive rates up a little,” he said.
The change means undergraduates will pay $876 for campus insurance next semester. Graduate students will pay $1,125.
Costs are also going up in Chicago and decreasing in Springfield. Chicago students have the highest dollar increase, but will still have the lowest total cost at $753 a semester. Springfield students will pay $1,110 a semester.