U of I trustees approve ‘modest’ tuition hike for undergrads enrolling in fall

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– University of Illinois administrators voted Thursday to increase tuition.

The tuition hike will be 2.2% for Illinois-resident undergraduate students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois Chicago and 2% for those at University of Illinois Springfield, according to a news release.

The new tuition rates will only impact new undergraduates enrolling in 2025-26. Under state law, resident undergraduates enrolling in public universities are guaranteed four years of unchanged tuition.

“These modest increases will allow our universities to balance critical operating needs and the excellence our students and their families count on with the affordability we are committed to providing,” U of I System President Tim Killeen said in a statement. 

“Our trustees have voted to hold tuition costs in check over most of the past decade, something that has a profound impact on the families of Illinois and the students they send to our universities.”

As per Thursday’s vote, new full-time, in-state undergraduates enrolling in the fall will pay base tuition of $12,992 per year in Urbana-Champaign, $11,424 in Chicago and $9,840 in Springfield.

Officials said “modest increases were also approved for nonresident students enrolling in the fall”.

Trustees also approved increases in room and board costs with a 5% increase at Urbana-Champaign to $13,848 a year, a 5% increase in Chicago to $14,130 a year, and a 4.4% increase in Springfield to $11,866 a year.

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