Washington University students and parents were notified of a tuition increase for the 2025-2026 academic year via an email on March 27. Tuition will be $68,240 next year, reflecting a $3,740 increase — 5.8% higher than this year’s rate — making it the largest tuition increase in the past 11 years.

This year’s tuition raise is the highest since 2014 with little to no information on how the money will be spent.

Washington University students and parents were notified of a tuition increase for the 2024-2025 academic year on Feb. 1. The cost is a 4.5% increase from the current year, making it the highest tuition increase in the past 10 years. 

The issue is, students and families don’t know exactly where their money is going, or how it’s being used, nor are we privy to any information about how tuition increases are calculated each year. We are asking for a detailed breakdown of University expenses, broken down by general category.

Washington University’s annual tuition will increase by 2.6% to $57,750 for the 2021-2022 academic year, Vice Chancellor for Finance Amy Kweskin announced Wednesday.

For the third consecutive year, tuition will increase by 3.5 percent, rising by $1,700 to make the grand total $50,650 for the 2017-2018 academic year, up from $49,950 this year.

Tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year will be $50,650, an increase of 3.5 percent ($1,700) from the $48,950 charged for 2016-2017, Provost Holden Thorp announced via a letter sent to students and parents Thursday morning.

Washington University’s undergraduate tuition will see a 3.5 percent, or $1,650, increase, bringing the total to $48,950 for the 2016-2017 academic year, Provost Holden Thorp announced Tuesday morning.

While tuition hikes are nothing new, we at Student Life feel that this year’s increase warrants some special attention, specifically because of the way this year’s increase has been presented.

Though tuition has been steadily increasing every year in memory, students are still frustrated with the administration’s low prioritization of affordability.