Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Tuition Rate

The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is a program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). This merit award is a tuition rate for first-year, first-time entering students who are a permanent resident of a WUE State or WUE U.S. Territory. The WUE Tuition Rate reduces the amount of standard tuition for eligible non-resident students, with recipients paying no more than 150% of the standard resident tuition rate. The award is renewable for up to eight semesters (fall and spring only), or until the student receives a baccalaureate degree, whichever comes first. To qualify, students must be permanent residents of Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, South Dakota, Washington, or Wyoming, and must have an unweighted, cumulative high school GPA of 3.30 or higher. Students must submit a completed admissions application by December 1, 2025 to be eligible for consideration for Fall 2026.