The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors is weighing potential tuition and mandatory fee increases for the 2025-26 academic year.
The board will meet on March 25 to consider raising tuition costs and fees from 0 to 2.9 percent. This model is less than the 4.9 percent increase included in the university’s six-year plan approved by the BOV in November.
The university administration will recommend increases between $0 and $186 for mandatory non-E&G fees to support mandated cost increases including employee compensation and benefits, support for intercollegiate athletics and sustaining and enhancing student services including the transit system and student health and counseling services.
Virginia Tech has limited its increase in tuition in the last five years to 14 percent while inflation has increased 23 percent, according to the university.
The university also has the lowest mandatory non-E&G fees among public four-year institutions in the state.
Tuition and fees are set in the context of cost drivers and available state funding, according to a release from VT.
Through Funds for the Future, Virginia Tech will provide incremental aid to undergraduate families with incomes below $115,000 sheltering them from tuition and fee increases in FY26.
Public input for Virginia Tech Board of Visitors
The public will have an opportunity to give feedback to the BOV through a virtual public comment session on March 5 at 4 p.m. The link to register is online.
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Crystal Graham
