In-state undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at Washington’s colleges and universities for the 2013-14 academic year. Some fee levels have not been set, so actual charges may be slightly higher this fall.
University of Washington: $12,397
Washington State University: $11,396
Western Washington University: $8,863
The Evergreen State College: $8,521
Eastern Washington University: $8,451
Central Washington University: $8,223
State community and technical colleges: $4,000
SEATTLE — Higher education budgets are getting their first increase from the Washington general fund since 2009, and with that boost, comes a mandated one-year tuition freeze that provides a welcome break for those paying for college.
School officials say the moves came just in time. Tuition rates have nearly doubled over the past four years to help make up for a series of state budget cuts. Further increases, administrators feared, would prevent some students from enrolling.
“I don’t know that I can say unequivocally that we’ve crossed a tipping point. But I know that whatever that line is, we’re much closer than we’d like to be,” said Chris Mullick, director of state relations at Washington State University.