How much has UW - Eau Claire's Tuition Increased over the Past 10 Years?

$2,833

Undergraduate

$4,022

Graduate

UW - Eau Claire's tuition & fees has increased from $16,395 (2015) to $19,228 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 17.28% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $18,032 (year 2015) to $22,054 (year 2025).

UW - Eau Claire's tuition increase rate is higher than the Wisconsin's average increase rate of 4.87%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends

The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 17.26% from 2015 ($27,267).

For the current academic year 2024-2025, UW - Eau Claire's COA is $31,972, which is increased by 1.56% from last year.

The following table and chart show changes to UW - Eau Claire's COA over the past 10 years.

YearLiving On CampusLiving Off CampusChange by Year
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2015-16 $19,694$27,267$19,694$27,267-
2016-17 $19,900$27,473$19,900$27,4730.76%
2017-18 $20,070$27,990$20,070$27,9901.88%
2018-19 $20,349$28,624$20,349$28,6242.27%
2019-20 $20,822$29,097$20,852$29,1271.65%
2020-21 $21,111$29,386$21,111$29,3860.99%
2021-22 $21,212$29,487$21,212$29,4870.34%
2022-23 $21,694$30,407$21,694$30,4073.12%
2023-24 $22,243$31,482$22,243$31,4823.54%
2024-25 $22,386$31,972$21,598$31,1841.56%

Tuition & Fees Changes

The tuition & fees have increased 17.28% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $17,517. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire over last the 10 years.

YearUndergraduateGraduateChange By Year
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2015-16$8,822$16,395$8,901$18,032-
2016-17$8,812$16,385$8,911$18,042-0.06%
2017-18$8,816$16,736$9,121$18,4812.14%
2018-19$8,820$17,095$9,140$18,9292.15%
2019-20$8,840$17,115$9,506$19,5400.12%
2020-21$8,870$17,145$9,396$19,4300.18%
2021-22$8,874$17,149$9,400$19,4340.02%
2022-23$8,914$17,627$9,601$20,0162.79%
2023-24$9,277$18,516$10,122$21,1005.04%
2024-25$9,642$19,228$10,665$22,0543.85%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Tuition & Fees Changes Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $400, and it has not changed since 2015.

YearBooks & SuppliesChange by Year
2015-16$400-
2016-17$400
2017-18$400
2018-19$400
2019-20$400
2020-21$400
2021-22$400
2022-23$400
2023-24$400
2024-25$400

Living Costs Changes

The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 15.49% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 8.12% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

YearLiving On CampusLiving Off CampusChange by Year
2015-16$10,472$10,472-
2016-17$10,688$10,6882.06%
2017-18$10,854$10,8541.55%
2018-19$11,129$11,1292.53%
2019-20$11,582$11,6124.07%
2020-21$11,841$11,8412.24%
2021-22$11,938$11,9380.82%
2022-23$12,380$12,3803.70%
2023-24$12,566$12,5661.50%
2024-25$12,344$11,556-1.77%

Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and similar schools.

20252024Increase Rate
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire$19,228
($9,642)		$18,516
($9,277)		3.85%
University of Wisconsin-Madison$42,103
($11,603)		$40,603
($11,205)		3.69%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee$22,398
($10,398)		$22,020
($10,020)		1.72%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh$16,446
($8,532)		$16,125
($8,212)		1.99%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater$18,716
($8,616)		$17,916
($8,250)		4.47%
University of Wisconsin Colleges$12,743
($5,172)		$12,743
($5,172)		-

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