UConn raises medical school tuition

UConn’s medical school is set to cost more each year through the 2028-29 academic year after the university approved a three-year tuition and fee plan this week. The May 20 action covers in-state, out-of-state and New England regional students at the School of Medicine, according to a Board of Trustees tuition proposal and subsequent reporting on the vote. (boardoftrustees.media.uconn.edu) For current students and applicants, the decision matters because the increases are not a one-year adjustment. (yahoo.com) The approved schedule lays out annual changes for 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29, with separate rates for tuition and the professional school fee. (bursar.uconn.edu) ### How much is UConn actually raising medical school charges? The 2025-26 listed total for a Connecticut resident at UConn School of Medicine is $53,047, including tuition, the professional school fee, student activity fee and health insurance, according to the bursar’s current table. The comparable total for a non-Connecticut resident is $81,232, and the New England regional total is $77,328. (boardoftrustees.media.uconn.edu) Beginning in 2026-27, Hartford Courant reporting said in-state students will see a 2% tuition increase, followed by 3.6% in 2027-28 and 3.7% in 2028-29. Non-resident tuition is set to rise 2.2% annually over the same three years, the report said. (boardoftrustees.media.uconn.edu) The same report said the professional school fee will rise 16.8% to $3,250 in the next fiscal year and then remain unchanged for the following two years. By 2028-29, in-state students are projected to pay $58,396 including tuition, professional fees and health insurance, according to the report. ### Who approved the increases, and what reasons were given? The UConn Health Board of Directors endorsed the School of Medicine rate schedule before it went to the university’s Board of Trustees, according to the May 20 proposal document. (bursar.uconn.edu) That document said the schedule covered academic years 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29. (yahoo.com) Lauren Woods, communications director and spokesperson for UConn School of Medicine, told the Courant that the school expected to keep a balanced budget through multiple measures. “We are not making a profit by raising tuition,” Woods said, according to the report, which cited inflation, higher salary and fringe costs, and state funding cuts as factors behind the decision. (yahoo.com) ### How expensive is UConn compared with other medical schools? The Hartford Courant reported that Association of American Medical Colleges comparisons place UConn among the most expensive schools for both residents and non-residents. The article framed the three-year plan against that broader national pricing picture. (boardoftrustees.media.uconn.edu) UConn’s own published 2025-26 tuition table shows why the comparison draws attention. Before living expenses and other indirect costs, the billed total already exceeds $53,000 for Connecticut residents and $81,000 for non-residents. ### What should applicants and students watch next? UConn’s financial aid office says its cost-of-attendance figures include both direct educational costs and indirect expenses such as housing, food, books, transportation and loan fees. (msn.com) The office also says those figures are estimates and do not represent the actual fee bill. The next practical checkpoint is the 2026-27 billing cycle. UConn’s bursar page says School of Medicine fee bills are due August 1 for fall, December 31 for spring and April 30 for summer, and it notes that mandatory fees remain subject to Board of Trustees approval. (news.google.com) (health.uconn.edu) (bursar.uconn.edu)