Hunter
05/21/25
Student representatives from all three Iowa state-run universities addressed the Board of Regents this week to comment on a proposed tuition hike of nearly three percent.
The Gazette reports the students asked the board to halt, pause, or at least strongly consider the impact of the rising cost.
Airiana Mohr is the incoming vice president for the University of Iowa Graduate and Professional Student Government. She asked the board to halt the tuition increase, citing the concern in the state over brain drain. Mohr said the UI and the other universities have the capacity to meet Iowa’s growing demand for workers, and that gives the Regents a bargaining chip to argue for more state support.
The proposal increases undergraduate fees to over $2000 for the first time. Altogether, total cost to attend the U of I as a resident undergraduate will be just shy of $30,000.
Iowa State Student Government President Colby Brandt said the board should proceed with the proposed increases knowing thousands of students are becoming increasingly concerned about affordability.
The Regents will vote on the proposed increases at their June meeting.