South Pima News

At the University of Arizona, there won't be any increase in the base tuition for the upcoming school year, the school's administration proposed, according to Tucson.

“Our goals for the current semester have changed dramatically, as have our students’ circumstances,” President Robert Robbins said in a memo. “Our new priorities include making sure we make decisions in the best interest of the health and well-being of our students, employees and the greater community, as well as providing support for our students to successfully finish the semester and to stay on track toward the pursuit of their degrees.”

The Guaranteed Tuition Plan is the university's way of keeping the same tuition rates for four years for undergraduate students, the University of Arizona told Tucson. Fees for graduate students will also stay the same for the upcoming school year. 

But other colleges in the University of Arizona are increasing tuition, according to Tucson.

The Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix is increasing tuition for first-year students by 3%. Continuing students and out-of-state students will not see an increase in tuition, according to Tucson.

The College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture isn't increasing tuition, but will impose new fees, according to Tucson.

The College of Engineering's Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering program will also increase their fees to $100, according to Tucson, and the Eller College of Management's International Business Environments will increase fees from $1,200 to $1,500.

The university's administration also proposed tuitions for the newest programs.

The College of Veterinary Medicine will have a tuition at $45,000 for in-state students and $69,999 for out-of-state students, according to Tucson.

All other fees will stay the same except for the recreation center fee, which will be based on the Consumer Price Indec, Robbins told Tucson.

“I truly hope we will be able to welcome our students back to campus and classes this fall, but regardless of where our students are we will continue to provide the very best academic experience possible,” Robbins told Tucson.