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UW’s Adopted FY19 Operating Budget and Tuition Rates

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On June 7, the Board of Regents adopted the . The budget includes final 2018-19 tuition rates and expected revenue and proposed expenditures by budget area. Annual and quarterly tuition and fee schedules have been posted. Supplementary documents聽can be found on OPB’s Annual Budgets page.

In conjunction with the FY19 Operating Budget, OPB has updated the estimated 2018-19 cost of attendance for 1st year 91探花undergraduates with estimated student expenses across UW’s three campuses for:聽 tuition, mandatory student fees, room & board, books, personal expenses, and transportation. A PDF version is also . Please note that students often pay far less than the amounts shown after accounting for grant and scholarship aid.聽Please visit the Office of Student Financial Aid聽website for more information regarding student budgets and net price.

2016-17 Cost of Attendance for First-Year 91探花Undergrads

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The estimated annual cost of attendance for first-year 91探花undergraduates聽is now available for the聽2016-17聽academic year. 聽Cost of attendance shows estimated expenses by campus for:

  • Tuition
  • Student fees
  • Room & board
  • Books, personal, & transportation

Cost of attendance (COA) is defined by the Higher Education Act.聽 It is a statutory term that typically refers to the estimated cost for a full-time student to attend an institution of higher education for a standard nine-month academic year.

After accounting for grant and scholarship aid, 91探花students (particularly resident undergraduates) often pay far less than the estimated COA. 聽In 2014-15 (the most recent year for which net price data is available), the published price for resident undergraduates at Seattle was $27,112, whereas the net price for first-time, resident undergraduates at Seattle was $9,744.

We will annually update the COA information on our website.

UC Plans to Expand Resident Undergraduate Enrollment

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A recent story in the LA Times, 鈥溾�� outlined the University of California鈥檚 plan to expand resident undergraduate enrollment at their nine undergraduate campuses. Like many U.S. public universities that have faced significant state divestment during the recession, the UC system has enrolled more nonresident students in recent years to help cover funding cuts and keep resident tuition increases to a minimum. To adjust this trend, the California Legislature recently increased its investment in the UC system by $25 million to partially fund the enrollment of 5,000 additional resident undergraduate students by no later than 2016-17.聽 To pay for an additional 5,000 enrollments proposed by UC, system President Janet Napolitano plans to phase out aid for low-income non-resident students and request additional funding from the California Legislature. Napolitano was quoted as assuming the legislature would 鈥渃ontinue to support access for California students.鈥�

According to the article, UC officials are now 鈥渨orking through the logistics of housing, laboratory availability, and classroom sizes.鈥� The increase in undergraduate students will also necessitate enrolling 600 more graduate students for instruction and lab support.

The 91探花 has faced similar financial pressures as a result of the recession, but remains committed to providing Washington students with affordable, quality higher education.

  • The 91探花continues to fully fund , which covers, at minimum,聽tuition and fees for resident undergraduate students who qualify for the Pell Grant or State Need Grant.
  • Since 2009-10, the 91探花has increased incoming enrollment of resident undergraduates by聽more than聽1000 students at its three campuses.
  • During the recession, the 91探花increased its contribution to institutional financial aid in order to maintain access for students with the most financial need.
  • The percentage of Pell-eligible students at the 91探花rose from less than 20 percent in 2007-08 to 29 percent in 2014-15.

With undergraduate students in the UC system, the plan would increase their undergraduate enrollment by over 5 percent. To achieve a similar overall increase, the 91探花would need to add approximately 2000 students and would face significant barriers in doing so. Unlike the UC system, 91探花does not provide need-based aid for non-resident undergraduate students, and thus would not be able to cut that non-resident aid funding to pay for additional resident enrollment. Additionally, all three campuses are nearly at capacity without significant capital investment.

2015-17 Final State Operating and Capital Budgets

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Leadership in both House and Senate passed a compromise operating budget in the form of聽聽.

All of higher education including financial aid would receive $3.5 billion of Near General Fund (NGF) for the biennium which is 9.2 percent of the overall NGF appropriation of $38.2 billion.

The compromise budget adopts the provisions in , which reduces the operating fee portion of resident undergrad tuition at all public higher education institutions. In 2015-16, resident undergraduate operating fees at all public institutions are to be 5 percent below the 2014-15 rates. In 2016-17, resident undergraduate operating fees at the state universities (the 91探花and WSU) are to be 15 percent below the 2014-15 rates; at the regional universities, they are to be 20 percent below the 2014-15 rates; and at the community and technical colleges, they are to be held at 5 percent of the 2014-15 rates.

This budget provides $27 million to partially fund聽compensation increases of 3% in聽FY16 and 1.8% in聽FY17. This budget also partially funds聽collective bargaining agreements with WFSE and SEIU.

Listed below are some of the Key funding鈥檚 provided by this budget:

Computer Science – $6 million over the biennium to increase bachelor鈥檚 degrees awarded in Computer Science.

WWAMI – $9 million over the biennium to continue operations in Spokane.

Family Practice Medicine Residency Network – $8 million over the biennium to fund additional medical residencies.

O&M Funding – $1.76 million over the biennium to cover maintenance costs for 91探花Bothell鈥檚 Discovery Hall.

The legislature also passed the final capital budget. For more details on the operating and capital budgets, please refer our .

Third House Committee Operating Budget Released Today

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Leadership in the House Appropriations Committee released a third operating budget proposal today in the form of and . This proposal still differs from the Senate budget proposal and varies from the previous House operating budget .

All of higher education (including financial aid) would receive nearly $3.348 billion (8.8 percent of near general fund appropriations). Under this proposal, the 91探花receives a total appropriation of $650.5 million, of which $598.19 million is from Near General Fund account.

Here are some of the key points from the House Budget () released today :

  • Tuition 鈥� This budget assumes tuition rates remain at the levels charged in 2012-2013. Funding is provided to freeze resident undergrad tuition in the first year; however, funding in the second year is provided in HB 2269 (see below).
  • Compensation Increase 鈥� This budget proposal is similar to prior proposals, authorizing a 3% and 1.8% for FY16 and 17 respectively; in addition, this budget provides limited funds for the UW鈥檚 contracts with SEIU and WFSE.
  • WWAMI 鈥� This budget contains a proviso to transfer $4.68 million a year from WSU to the 91探花to maintain WWAMI and support expansion of this program to 60 students.
  • O&M Funding – $1.762 million over the biennium to cover the Operating and maintenance cost of 91探花Bothell Discovery Hall which is the same as the House budget, but slightly higher than the Governors funding.

was introduced alongside the primary appropriations bill and would fund the following activities:

  • Medical Residencies 鈥� HB 2269 appropriates $8 million over the biennium for medical residencies.
  • Computer Science 鈥� This budget provides $8 million over the biennium to increase bachelor鈥檚 degrees awarded in computer science.
  • Computer Science Building 鈥� This budget appropriates $32 million over the biennium from State building construction account.

We anticipate significant activity this week and will post additional updates to the blog.

Special Session 2015-17 House 鈥淥ffer鈥� Operating Budget Proposal

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Leadership in the House Committee released a new Operating budget proposal in the form of as a counter offer to the Senate budget released last week. This proposal still differs from the Senate budget and varies slightly from the engrossed House operating budget, ESHB 1106.

All of higher education (including financial aid) would receive nearly $3.49 billion or 9 percent. 91探花receives a total appropriation of $612.3 million of which $591.39 million is from Near General Fund account.

Here are some of the key points from the House 鈥淥ffer 鈥淏udget proposal:

  • Tuition 鈥� This budget freezes tuition to all higher education institutions at the levels charged in 2012-2013. Funding is provided to freeze resident undergrad tuition.
  • Compensation Increase 鈥� This budget proposal is similar to prior proposals in authorizing a 3% and 1.8% for FY16 and 17, however this budget would only partially fund the cost of increase. This budget provides limited funds for the UW鈥檚 contracts with SEIU and WFSE.
  • WWAMI 鈥� This budget contains a proviso to transfer $4.68 million a year from WSU to the 91探花to maintain WWAMI and also a contains a requirement to support 60 first year medical students and 60 second medical students through WWAMI program in Spokane.
  • O&M Funding – $1.762 million over the biennium to cover the Operating and maintenance cost of 91探花Bothell Discovery Hall which is the same as the House budget, but slightly higher than the Governors funding.
  • Computer Science 鈥� This budget provides $4.25 million over the biennium to increase bachelor鈥檚 degrees awarded in computer science.

Please refer to our for more information about the special session House 鈥淥ffer鈥� budget.

Special Session 2015-17 Senate Chair Operating Budget

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Leadership in the Senate Ways and Means Committee released a new Operating budget proposal on May 28th 2015 in the form of . This proposal makes significant changes to the engrossed Senate operating budget, ESSB 5077 and continues to differ from the engrossed House operating budget, ESHB 1106.

Though the 2015 legislature is scheduled to adjourn today, no compromise operating or capital budget exists. Thus a second special session will be required.

All of higher education (including financial aid) would receive nearly $3.6 billion or 9.2 percent increase from the Governor and House budgets. 91探花receives a total appropriation of $685.7 million of which $666.36 million is from Near General Fund account.

Here are some of the key points from the Senate 鈥淥ffer 鈥淲ays & Means Budget proposal:

  • Tuition affordability program– This budget reduces the operating fee portion of resident undergrad tuition to 14 percent of the State鈥檚 average annual wage in FY16 and FY17. It provides $107 million to offset the reduction in operating fees and an additional funding to backfill the foregone tuition revenue. In spite of the above funding, 91探花anticipates a shortfall of $3.7 million over the biennium.
  • WWAMI 鈥� Senate budget provides $9 million over the biennium for continued operations of the WWAMI medical school program, and the bill requires that the state cost per student per year not exceed $45,000 in Spokane.
  • O&M Funding – $1.762 million over the biennium to cover the Operating and maintenance cost of 91探花Bothell Discovery Hall which is the same as the House budget, but slightly higher than the Governors funding.
  • Compensation Increase 鈥� “Like the House proposal, this budget authorizes 3% and 1.8 % increases for FY16 and FY17, respectively. However, this budget would only partially fund the cost of those increases”.

Please refer to our for more information about the special session senate chair budget.聽Special session house budget is expected to be released Monday.

June State Revenue Forecast 鈥� Early Release:

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罢辞诲补测鈥檚 was released a month ahead of schedule to help lawmakers reach agreement on the 2015鈥�17 operating, capital and transportation budgets.

General Fund-State (GF-S) revenue forecast has been increased by $106 million for the 2013-2015 biennium and by $309 million for 2015-2017.

  • GF-S revenue for the 2013-2015 biennium is now $33.653 billion (9.8% higher than collections in the 2011-13 biennium), and
  • The forecasted GF-S revenue for the 2015-2017 biennium is now $36.758 billion (9.2% higher than collections in the 2013-15 biennium).

Revenue collections through May 10th were $61 M (1.8%) higher than forecasted. The surplus was entirely due to a $69 M surplus in real estate excise tax collections (large sale of commercial property). The surplus was offset by a $21 M shortfall in property tax collections.

A few additional highlights from the update:

  • Oil Prices are higher, and 2015 and 2016 GDP growth are weaker than in the February forecast.
  • Receipts from Revenue Act sources are $12 M (0.4%) higher than forecasted.
  • 17,200 new jobs have been added in the three months since the February forecast.

2015-17 Senate Capital & Engrossed Senate Operating Budget

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The Senate capital budget appropriates $102 million in new funding from the State Building Construction Account, which is significantly more than the House capital budget appropriation of $41 million.

Here are some of the major funding items from the Senate capital budget:

  • $32.5 million for computer science and engineering expansion.
  • $16 million for 91探花Tacoma Urban Solution Center.
  • $46.2 million for Burke Museum.
  • $4 million for Health Science education MHSC T-wing renovation predesign.

The Senate voted its operating budget, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill off the floor, adopting only five floor amendments, making virtually no changes to the higher education budget presented in our prior budget brief, available . However, one of these five adopted amendments would redirect state marijuana-related revenues to the general fund, in lieu of allocating those funds to the state鈥檚 research universities (per citizen鈥檚 Initiative 502).

We will keep you updated as the House and Senate continue to work toward a final conference budget.