Tuition and Fees Peer Comparison
| Last Updated |
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| 05/09/2025 |
| Description |
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This workbook shows the ten year trend of annual tuition and required fees for public research universities that are members of the American Association of Universities (AAU) and/or the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Tuition and fee rates by program and tuition residency are included with trends, annual rates of change, and peer medians and means. |
| Report URL |
| https://tableau.wisconsin.edu/#/views/TuitionandFeesPeerComparisons_0/HomePage |
| Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization) |
| https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/reports/30008/versions/70486 |
| Data Domain(s) |
| UW Madison Enterprise |
| Access Restrictions |
| Publicly Available |
| Data Source Information |
| Other |
| Update Schedule |
| Updated annually in September after the AAU Data Exchange data have been finalized. |
| Responsible Office |
| Academic Planning and Institutional Research |
| Important Notes |
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When tuition and fee rates vary by year in school, the rate for first year students is provided per the AAU Data Exchange directions. Big Ten institutions include: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Pennsylvania State, Purdue, and Rutgers. Other AAU institutions include: Arizona, California-Berkeley, California-Davis, California-Irvine, California-Los Angeles, California-San Diego, California-Santa Barbara, California-Santa Cruz, Colorado, Florida, Georgia Institute of Technology, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pittsburgh, SUNY-Buffalo, SUNY-Stony Brook, Texas A&M, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. UW-Madison is not included in Big Ten or Other AAU averages. |
Definitions
| Name | Functional Definition | Data Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Award Program | Academic program associated to the academic award. | Academic Planning, Student Record |
| Academic Year (Su,Fa,Sp) | An academic year consists of sequential summer, fall, and spring terms. For example, the 2021-22 academic years includes summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022. |
Academic Planning |
| Assessed Amount (Tuition and Fees) | The total amount of tuition and fees charged to a student. |
Finance |
| Degree Level | The type of award granted to a student who graduates in a given plan code. Valid Values: Bachelor's Specialist |
Academic Planning, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Tuition Residency | The residency status of a student for tuition purposes. Some non-resident students from Minnesota ("Minnesota Compact" students) pay tuition based on a legal agreement between the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. |
University of Wisconsin - Madison |