WSU students facing 16 percent tuition hike - Chelsea Bannach, The Spokesman-Review

Washington State University students face another tuition hike after deep funding cuts to higher education recently passed in the state Legislature. The WSU board of regents is expected to approve a 16 percent tuition hike in a special meeting June 6. The tuition increase would raise the annual tuition paid by a typical in-state undergraduate student to $9,374. Tuition for nonresident undergraduate and graduate students would increase 8 percent, to $20,652 and $22,830, respectively. WSU President Elson Floyd expressed concern about the increase in a post on his blog, but said it was necessary to protect programs and prevent even larger deficits in the university’s budget.