After several years of remaining flat, in-state tuition at the University of Mary Washington will increase by 2% next year.
“A small increase, still below the rate of inflation, is needed to support state-mandated compensation actions for faculty and staff and the continued success of academic programs and the campus experience,” the university wrote in a press release Monday afternoon.
The university’s Board of Visitors voted on tuition and fees at its quarterly meeting earlier this month. Tuition for graduate and undergraduate students will increase by 2% and the auxiliary comprehensive fee—which goes towards the health center, parking, telecommunications, intercollegiate athletics, and other campus programs—will increase by 3%.
The total increase for full-time, in-state undergraduate students living on campus with a full meal plan is $1,132 per year, for a total of $29,084 per year.
Out-of-state undergraduates will actually see a reduction in their tuition from previous years, the press release states, due to the elimination of a $4,000 out-of-state award. The total for out-of-state undergraduate students living on campus $42,262 per year.
Virginia students who are eligible for the federal Pell grant, which does not have to be repaid, can receive tuition assistance starting this fall through the new UMW Tuition Promise program.
Families can determine whether they are Pell-eligible by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Pell-eligible students will receive direct financial assistance to cover the cost of tuition and are also eligible for short-term financial assistance, through grant support from the State Council of Higher Education, to cover any unforeseen emergencies.
“UMW has long been committed to student success from entry to completion and even life and career after graduation,” said UMW Provost Tim O’Donnell in a December 23 press release about the Tuition Promise program. “This grant energizes these efforts because it provides both the financial and human resources to help students stay on track to realizing their goals.”
UMW encourages families with an annual gross income of $100,000 or less to start the application for both UMW and the FAFSA when it opens in December.
Tuition and fee information is available at the UMW Student Accounts website.
