PASSHE Sets 2025-26 Tuition with Option to Reduce if Funding Increases

PASSHE Sets 2025-26 Tuition with Option to Reduce if Funding Increases

PASSHE is seeking a 6.5% state appropriation increase
Board would reduce tuition if PASSHE receives sufficient funding

Harrisburg, Pa. - The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) today approved tuition rates for the 2025-26 academic year and would roll back the rate if the state provides sufficient funding as part of the current state budget negotiations. Setting tuition now with the option to revisit the decision gives clarity to students who will start the semester next month and provides flexibility to state leaders as their budget negotiations continue.

After seven consecutive years of frozen tuition, PASSHE universities remain the most affordable four-year option in Pennsylvania, even with in-state undergraduate tuition for the 2025-26 academic year increasing by $139 per semester to $3,997 per semester. Full-year tuition will increase by $278 to $7,994.

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