ASU proposes new student fees
Arizona State University’s 2026–27 proposed budget includes 25 new graduate fees and two fee increases as campuses try to balance quality and compliance spending. Those fee moves reflect wider pressure on universities to find new revenue streams while meeting regulatory requirements. (statepress.com)
ASU President Michael Crow presented the university’s 2026–27 budget proposals to the Arizona Board of Regents’ University Governance and Operations Committee during late‑March meetings. (statepress.com) ABOR posted committee materials for the proposals on March 19 and scheduled a virtual public hearing on April 8, 2026, with committee review listed in the board’s meeting materials in late March. (azregents.edu) Committee documents identify a new annual undergraduate and graduate “provost advanced technology fee” of $200 that the university says is to provide student access to artificial‑intelligence tools, platforms and other technologies. (statepress.com) The submitted fee proposals cover nine colleges and specifically name the John Shufeldt School of Medicine & Medical Engineering and the Rob Walton College of Global Futures in committee materials. (statepress.com) The John Shufeldt medical school received preliminary LCME accreditation and is positioned to recruit its first class for August 2026, and the Rob Walton School was seeded by a $115 million philanthropic gift announced Sept. 22, 2025. (newsroom.asu.edu) ASU’s Office of Planning and Budget prepares the annual operating budget for the July‑to‑June fiscal year, with proposed budgets typically submitted to ABOR in May and considered for approval at the board’s June meeting. (cfo.asu.edu) ASU reported fall 2024 full‑time‑equivalent enrollment of 136,650, driven in part by an 11.7% increase in digital‑immersion FTE cited in the university’s FY2026 budget overview. (azregents.edu)
