WSU raises tuition, keeping university the most expensive public school in the state as enrollment falls

Washington State University students will be asked to pay more next year for an education that already is the most expensive among the state’s public colleges.

The WSU board of regents, tasked by the governor to oversee the state’s land-grant institution, voted Friday to increase tuition for the 2026-27 academic year by 3.3% for all undergraduate and graduate students.

Friday’s vote marks the tenth increase since the 2016-17 school year, and the third year in a row the regents have increased tuition by the state-allotted maximum.

A Washington resident completing an undergraduate degree at WSU can expect to pay an estimated $13,888 in tuition and fees for the current school year, with $11,678 attributed to tuition. The 3.3% increase will cost those students an additional $385 next year,