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UF Approves Tuition Hike For Out-Of-State Students
The decision as to whether to waive the increases will be made by Mary Parker, the university's vice president.
July 24, 2025
Florida’s flagship university is raising rates on its out-of-state students by 10 percent, the first such increase at the University of Florida in more than a decade although university officials said that students who can prove it will cause a significant financial hardship can get the increase waived.
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The UF’s Board of Trustees signed off on the hike during a Wednesday virtual meeting, and the decision comes shortly after the state Board of Governors gave the green light for schools to raise tuition for those students who are not residents.
The changes at UF are expected to raise the per-credit-hour cost for undergraduates by more than $74 or more than a $1,000 a semester for those taking a full load of 15 credit hours.
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The decision as to whether to waive the increases will be made by Mary Parker, the university’s vice president and chief enrollment strategist.
UF leaders defended the tuition hike by noting that the cost of instruction has risen in recent years and that Florida’s overall out-of-state tuition cost remains among the lowest among top 10 public universities.
According to College Transitions, about 85% of the undergraduate students who attend the university are Florida residents, while the remaining students are from out of state or other countries.
During the brief meeting, Mori Hosseini, the chair of the UF board, said that the school won’t reopen its search for a new president until sometime in the next year.
There is a question about who will lead the institution since interim president Kent Fuchs is scheduled to step down as interim president on July 31. Florida is without a permanent leader after the Board of Governors rejected the hiring of Santa Ono, the former president of the University of Michigan.
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