The Latest: UW budget would raise fees, housing, food costs
University of Wisconsin System students won't face higher tuition next year but they would have to shell out more for fees as well as housing and food under a budget plan regents were set to approve Thursday.
The Republican-crafted state budget prohibits system officials from raising undergraduate tuition but they're free to raise fees.
A University of Wisconsin System regent committee has given UW-Madison's chancellor permission to spend an $800,000 donation as she sees fit to help alleviate the school's budget crunch.
A University of Wisconsin System regent committee has approved raising prospective students' application fees.
Application fees for UW-Madison graduate students would go from $56 to $75 and for the law, medical, veterinary and pharmacy schools application fees would increase between $16 and $19.