How much has tuition at BYU, UVU gone up in 50 years? | Education
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For decades, students have forked over the dough to pay for college tuition in Utah County.
With the increased focus in recent years on the rising cost of higher eduction, just how much has the cost of the two local universities increased?
We looked at tuition costs per semester, with fees included, at both BYU and UVU (which has gone through the phases of Utah Technical College, Utah Valley Community College, Utah Valley State College and, finally, Utah Valley University) over the past 50 years.
BYU’s undergraduate tuition for Latter-day Saint students has increased 1,058% since 1970. Tuition for students who aren’t members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints increased 1,444% in that time.
For graduate students at BYU, tuition for Latter-day Saints students increased by 1,358%. Tuition rates for non Latter-day Saint students increased 1,844%.
At UVU, tuition increased from the university’s days as Utah Technical college 2,810% for in-state residents and 2,581% for non-Utah residents.
In that same time frame, the U.S. median household income increased 545%, according to numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.
1970
BYU
Latter-day Saints Students
Undergraduate and graduate: $250
Non Latter-day Saints Students
Undergraduate and graduate: $375
Utah Technical College
Utah resident: $100
Nonresident: $309
1970 U.S. median household income: $9,870
1975
BYU
Latter-day Saints Students
Undergraduate: $340
Graduate: $360
MBA MPA and M.Acc.: $420
Law School: $550
Non-Latter-day Saints Students
Undergraduate: $510
Graduate: $540
MBA MPA and M.Acc.: $630
Law School: $825
Utah Technical College
Utah resident: $118
Nonresident: $318
1975 U.S. median family income: $11,800
1980
BYU
Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $485
Graduate: $540
School of Management: $695
Law School: $890
Non-Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $727
Graduate: $810
School of Management: $1,042
Law School: $1,335
Utah Technical College
Utah Residents: $171
Non-residents: $429
1980 U.S. median household income: $17,710
1985
BYU
Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $740
Graduate: $850
School of Management: $1,350
Non Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $1,110
Graduate: $1,275
School of Management: $2,025
Utah Technical College
Utah Resident: $270
Nonresident: $714
1985 U.S. median household income: $23,618
1990
BYU
Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $950
Graduate: $1,110
Law School and School of Management: $1,790
Non Latter-day Saint students
Undergraduate: $1,425
Graduate: $1,665
Law and Business School: $2,685
Utah Valley Community College
Utah resident: $561
Non-resident: $1,436
1990 U.S. median household income: $29,943
1995
BYU
Latter-day Saint students
Undergraduate: $1,225
Graduate: $1,435
Law and Business School: $2,300
Non Latter-day Saint students
Undergraduate: $1,837.50
Graduate: $2,137.50
Law and Business School: $3,450
Utah Valley State College
Utah resident: $727.85
Non-resident: $2,295.10
1995 western U.S. median household income: $34,076
2000
BYU
Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $1,470
Graduate: $1,730
Law School and School of Management: $2,770
Non Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $2,210
Graduate: $2,600
Law School and School of Management: $4,160
Utah Valley State College
Utah resident: $841
Non-resident: $2,631
2000 western U.S. median household income: $41,990
2005
BYU
Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $1,705
Graduate: $2,155
Law School and Business School: $3,725
Non-Latter-day Saint students
Undergraduate: $2,558
Graduate: $3,233
Law and Business school: $5,588
Utah Valley State College
Utah resident: $1,394
Non-resident: $4,359
2005 western U.S. median household income: $46,326
2010
BYU
Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $2,210
Graduate: $2,790
Law and Business Schools: $5,140
Non Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $4,420
Graduate: $5,580
Law and Business: $10,280
Utah Valley University
Utah Resident: $2,144
Non-resident: $6,123
2010 western U.S. median household income: $49,276
2015
BYU
Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $2,500
Graduate: $3,155
Law and Business School $5,810
Non Latter-day Saint students
Undergraduate: $5,000
Graduate: $6,310
Law and Business School: $11,620
Utah Valley University
Utah resident: $2,693
Non-resident: $7,601
2015 western U.S. median household income: $56,516
2019-2020
BYU
Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $2,895
Graduate: $3,645
Law and Business School: $6,726
Non Latter-day Saint Students
Undergraduate: $5,790
Graduate: $7,290
Law and Business School: $13,450
Utah Valley University
Utah Resident
Undergraduate: $2,910
Graduate: $3,806
Non-resident
Undergraduate: $8,285
Graduate: $10,886
2019 U.S. median household income: $63,688
BYU, UVU tuition rates 1970-2019
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