BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho State Board of Education has unanimously approved a 3% tuition increase in resident tuition and fees at each of Idaho's 4-year institutions.
This comes after the institutions made the requests to fully fund the change in employee compensation approved during the 2024 legislative session to address inflation-related costs.
The increases for yearly resident tuition in the 2024/2025 school year are:
- Boise State University
Current Academic Year $8,782
2024/25 Academic Year $9,048 - Idaho State University
Current Academic Year $8,356
2024/25 Academic Year $8,610 - Lewis-Clark State College
Current Academic Year $7,388
2024/25 Academic Year $7,610 - University of Idaho
Current Academic Year $8,816
2024/25 Academic Year $9,084
“Over the past few years, inflation has been higher than 3 percent and so by approving 3 percent tuition and fee increase we are implicitly asking each institution to become more efficient, and I struggle with how long we can do this,” Board Member Kurt Liebich said. “Strategically, how do we use our scholarships, how do we discount in a way that allows us to achieve the goals of educating citizens of Idaho while keeping our institutions solvent, it’s going to be a tricky balancing act over the next four or five years.”
