The University of Minnesota Board of Regents met in a special meeting on Wednesday, June 18. The balanced operating budget anticipates approximately $5.1 billion in revenue for the coming year to cover approximately $5.1 billion in expenses. It addresses key priorities shared by the Board and President with a focus on achieving standards of national and international excellence, while maintaining efficient and effective services and processes.
The approved operating budget includes tuition increases and University-wide scope reductions, while balancing forward-thinking strategic investments.
“In my six years on the Board of Regents, this is the most difficult budget I’ve ever had to confront, but the demands and pressure points we are facing are unprecedented,” said Board Chair Janie Mayeron. “This budget looks at all the levers and comes up with a balanced approach that takes into account not only the breadth of our offerings, but also compensation of faculty and others to make sure we are serving our students and the institution at large. We also have to look at how we invest into the future, and how we support and advance the University of Minnesota in this very difficult environment of higher education.”
The 2025-26 school year tuition rates were increased on all campuses. Resident tuition at the Crookston and Duluth campuses is increasing by four percent. Morris will have an increase of five percent, and the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses will see an increase of 6.5 percent.
The Crookston campus will be the most affordable compared to all the other U of M campus locations.
| Campus | Resident Tuition | Non-resident | % increase resident | % increase non-resident |
| Crookston | 12,116 | 12,116 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Duluth | 13,476 | 19,224 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Morris | 13,786 | 16,080 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Rochester | 14,756 | 14,756 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Twin Cities | 16,132 | 39,018 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
The Crookston campus resident tuition with room and board information is below.
| Costs | FY 25 year | FY 26 year | $ increase | % increase |
| Tuition | 11,648 | 12,116 | 468 | 4.0 |
| Student fee | 589 | 647 | 58 | 9.8 |
| Campus fee | 1,050 | 1,100 | 50 | 4.8 |
| Tuition/fees cost | 13,287 | 13,863 | 576 | 4.3 |
| Room and board | 10,686 | 11,022 | 336 | 3.1 |
| Total cost | 23,973 | 24,885 | 912 | 3.1 |
Crookston: The 3.1% blended rate increase for room and board is driven by a 4.2% increase in the board rate based on the Consumer Price Index for food, as presented by Sodexo, the Dining Services contractual provider for the Crookston Campus. In addition, room rates are increasing 2.2% on average for a double room to cover inflationary increases in utilities and labor.
Crookston Campus – increasing the durable goods/computer fee 9.1% (from $275 to $300). This fee is intended to cover the cost of providing a computer to students for the duration of their enrollment at UMC. It remains a popular program for the campus, but cost increases necessitate a jump in the fee.
