FIU Board of Trustees to consider out-of-state fee increase proposal

June 27, 2025 at 2:19pm

The following message was shared with FIU students today, June 27, 2025:

Dear FIU students,

The FIU Board of Trustees will consider a proposal to increase out-of-state student fees by 10 percent, effective fall 2025.

This proposal will not alter the tuition or fees of in-state students.

This proposed increase will impact out-of-state students in undergraduate and many graduate and professional programs. At this time and for Fall 2025, increases to out-of-state fees are not proposed for graduate self-supporting or market tuition rate programs.

The board will consider the proposal during a virtual meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30th (meeting date and time are subject to change), which can be viewed at webcast.FIU.edu.

Explanation of out-of-state fee increases

Out-of-state fee – This is the part of tuition that out-of-state students pay above in-state tuition, which was last changed more than 10 years ago. This fee maintains the quality and competitiveness of academic offerings and student services in the face of rising operational costs. The purpose of this increase is to align out-of-state student contributions with the cost of providing instruction, facilities, and services at FIU.

Out-of-state financial aid fee – This fee funds student financial aid awards and associated administrative costs. It too has remained unchanged for more than 10 years. During this time, the university has significantly expanded its need-based and merit-based programs. The proposed increase will help to offset growing costs.

As described above, if this proposal is approved by the Board of Trustees, the increase will impact out-of-state students in some graduate programs differently. Please refer to this chart for more information. Additional details will be available after the July 30th BOT meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact the FIU OneStop at 305-348-7000 or OneStop@fiu.edu.