(WBRE/WYOU) — After seven years of frozen rates, Pennsylvania’s state universities will increase tuition in the 2025-26 academic year.
The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) announced that the in-state tuition rate will increase by $139 per semester to $3,997 per semester. Full-year tuition will increase by $278 to $7,994.
Officials with PASSHE stated they are requesting a 6.5% increase in state funding to maintain flat tuition.
PASSHE explained that if the state provides sufficient funding as part of the current state budget negotiations, they will roll back the tuition increase, either partially or entirely.
"Every dollar counts for our students. If the state provides the funding we’ve requested, PASSHE can roll back tuition to help students with other essential expenses. We hope this action gives those involved in state budget negotiations the time and flexibility they need to secure as much as possible for our students while allowing students and our universities to prepare for the fall semester."
Dr. Cynthia Shapira, chair of the PASSHE Board of Governors
The Board states that they must set tuition by this week to ensure that students, families, and universities have sufficient time to prepare for the upcoming fall semester, which begins in approximately six weeks.
This is the first tuition change since 2018. Board members said PASSHE universities remain the most affordable four-year option in Pennsylvania.
