The UA System Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition for both in-state and out-of-state students for the 2025-26 school year on Thursday.
Full-time student tuition for the University’s main campus will increase by 2.67% percent, excluding fees, to $5,842 a semester for in-state students, which is $152 more per semester. Out-of-state tuition will increase by 3.50% to $17,271 per semester, equivalent to $585 more per semester.
The University’s main campus also increased its Infrastructure Fee by an additional $2 per credit hour. According to the University’s website, “the [infrastructure] fee is used to meet the instructional needs of full access to the technology required by our students, faculty, and staff and provide a safer campus environment.”
“We have thoroughly vetted and benchmarked these adjustments to our institutions to ensure that our universities’ tuition rates remain at or below average amongst our peers,” said Dana Keith, senior vice chancellor for finance and administration.
Keith cited inflation, rising operating costs, investment in technology and increasing employee salaries for the need to increase tuition.
“Tuition revenue is used specifically to support the academic operation of our universities by educating our students and supporting their success,” Keith said. “Tuition and fees represent the second largest source of our revenue.”
The increase comes after the Board of Trustees approved similar increases last year by 2.5% for in-state students and 3% for out-of-state students at The University of Alabama for the 2024-25 academic year. The increase for the 2025-26 school year will be the first back-to-back price bump for Alabama residents since 2018.
Tuitions will also increase for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville for in-state and out-of-state students. The UA System’s professional schools, including the School of Medicine, School of Optometry and School of Dentistry, will also receive increases in tuition.
“Our trustees and our university leaders consider increases to tuition in a thorough and thoughtful manner,” Keith said. “Anytime there is a proposed increase, it is because we determined it is truly necessary.”
