The University of Oregon community is invited to weigh in on proposed tuition and fee rates for the incoming student cohort at a public meeting Feb. 18. 

President Karl Scholz will host a forum on tuition and fee rates from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Redwood Auditorium of the Erb Memorial Union. Public comments can be provided at the forum or through an online survey that will open soon. 

The president will consider public comments and recommendations of the UO Tuition and Fee Advisory Board in presenting his recommendations for tuition and fees to the board of trustees at its March meeting. 

In reviewing tuition and fee rates, the advisory board — made up of students, staff and faculty members — held nine public meetings and one public forum, cohosted with the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, during fall and winter terms. The board sent recommendations to Scholz Feb. 14.

University community members are also invited to send written feedback on the tuition recommendation. Input can be submitted through the online survey form until 8 a.m. on Monday,  Feb 24.   

After receiving public feedback, the input of the advisory board, and considering the university’s economic landscape, Scholz will finalize his recommendations to the board of trustees in early March. 

The board is scheduled to vote on the president’s recommendations March 17-18. 

Once the tuition and mandatory fees have been approved, they will be locked for the incoming class of undergraduate students for five years. The Oregon Guarantee, adopted in 2020, ensures each incoming class of first-year and transfer students pay the same tuition rate and fee rates for the next five years. Tuition rates and administratively controlled  mandatory fees for all returning undergraduate students are already set. 

All undergraduate students are part of the guaranteed tuition program and will see no increase in tuition rates or administratively controlled mandatory fees next year.  

The advisory board has also reviewed proposed tuition rate increases for graduate programs, which are not part of the Oregon Guarantee. Most recommendations range from 0 to 4.1 percent, depending on the program. 

—By Matt Cooper, University Communications