The U of L Board of Trustees voted to accept their Finance Committee’s 2026-2027 Operating and Capital Budget Thursday afternoon at meeting lasting just under four hours. The university-record $1.96 billion budget saw the smallest percentage as well as dollar-amount increase to tuition rates since the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
This school year, undergraduate “resident” students will see a 1.67% increase in tuition from $6,695 to $6,807 per semester. “Nonresident” undergraduates will see a 0.75% increase from $14,868 to $14,980. In both cases, the tuition increase will amount to $112, with no new additional fees.
This low tuition increase comes in stark contrast to those adopted for 2025-2026. Last year’s budget saw a 3.5% increase for resident students and a 1.5% increase for nonresident students, amounting to an added $225 for all undergraduates…