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Board approves modest tuition, fee and housing increases for 2026–27
Summary
Trustees approved recommended tuition, program differential, student-fee, and room-and-board rate changes for academic year 2026–27, citing affordability commitments, increased institutional aid and multi-year freezes; the tuition/fees package was approved by voice vote and other capital items were approved by roll call.
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved tuition, fee and housing rate recommendations for the 2026–27 academic year after presentations from system leaders.
Vice President Nicholas Jones presented the proposals and rationale: base resident undergraduate tuition increases of about 2 percent at each campus (an annual increase of $260 at UIUC, $228 at UIC, and $195 at UIS for incoming residents), program-differential increases (small percentage adjustments tied to program costs), and out-of-state increases (UIUC…
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