New commissioner announced
The Utah Board of Higher Education unanimously named Geoffrey T. Landward Commissioner of Higher Education at its meeting today. Commissioner Landward has served as interim commissioner since Sept. 2023. Previously, he served as deputy commissioner and secretary to the Utah Board of Higher Education.
Read the full announcement here.
Reduced tuition and fee proposals
USHE technical education tuition and fees remain without increase.
The Utah Board of Higher Education considered tuition and general student fee adjustments requested by Utah’s colleges and universities on the second day of their two-day meeting, ultimately approving a 3.3% systemwide weighted average increase. Of the proposed tuition adjustments for USHE degree-granting institutions, the Board considered and reduced the proposed tuition and fee increases for several institutions, as seen in the table below.