University of Wyoming board accepts fee increase

CASPER (WNE) —The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved changes to the fee schedule for next school year.

Most of the fee schedule increases are annual increases related to rising costs and inflation. However, there were also increases for student affairs and budget resolutions.

Consolidated Student Services pays for the maintenance and upkeep of the union building. However, the fee schedule change request states that the current collected fee amount does not

meet the increasing demand of maintenance and operational needs. The board in turn agreed to increase the fee by $20 in addition to the regularly scheduled 4% increase.

Students also pay a fee to pay off the campus’s bond debt from 2012. Due to decreased enrollment, the current fee does not meet the college’s financial obligations, according to the document. The board accepted an increase of $20.

Between these two changes, the college is expected to rake in over $900,000 more than this year.

The only campus-wide fee to decrease was the student media fee. It was proposed to the committee to decrease the fee by 75%.  Instead of the 75% decrease, the committee agreed to an 8.5% decrease based on the carry-over amount in the student media fund. This decrease was originally suggested by student media.

On-campus housing will also see increases in both rent and utilities. The Landmark, River Village, Spanish Walk and Bison Run apartments will see a rent increase of up to 1% of their current rate. The board also approved the use of a pricing model that would increase the cost of new residence halls and decrease the cost of old ones.

This story was published on January 28, 2025.