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Students urge Regents to reject proposed 9.9% nonresident tuition increase
Summary
Multiple student speakers told the Board of Regents that a proposed 9.9% increase in nonresident supplemental tuition would reduce campus diversity and harm out-of-state and international students, and called for student input on budget decisions.
Students from several campuses asked the Regents to reconsider a proposed 9.9% increase in nonresident supplemental tuition, warning it would reduce diversity and make the University of California less accessible to out-of-state and international students.
Namrata Deepak, an undergraduate at UCLA, told the Regents the hike would threaten diversity and affordability and urged more transparency about where tuition revenue is spent. “To preserve this diversity and perspective in the UC system, I urge you to reconsider this tuition hike,” she said.
Eduardo Tapia, University Affairs Chair for the UC Student Association, listed student priorities for the Regents — including work access for undocumented students, expanded food assistance and opposition to the 9.9% increase. Student speakers asked the board to prioritize affordability and to explain how tuition revenues and administrative pay increases relate to student costs.
Speakers also linked concerns about the tuition proposal to recent decisions to give large raises to some administrators and to systemwide budget choices. The Regents did not debate the tuition item during the public-comment portion; the budget proposal for fiscal year 2025–26 is scheduled for board consideration in committee sessions.
The board’s agenda includes the university operating budget and a review of campus fiscal needs; any formal vote on tuition would be recorded in committee minutes or a future plenary session.
