Non-Resident Tuition Revenue
The University of Alaska System is one of 12 states that participate in the Western Undergraduate Exchange
(WUE). The WUE program is managed by The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).
The WUE program was founded in 1988 and participating states have agreed to permit students who enroll in
the WUE program to have a reduced non-resident rate which is equal to 150% of the resident rate. Participating
WUE states are:
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Additionally, UA Board of Regents Policy allows Washington, California and Arizona to be treated as participating
WUE schools.
Other programs managed by WICHE are:
 Western Regional Graduate Program
o Students in this enrolled program pay resident tuition rates
 Internet Course Exchange (ICE)
o UAA only member in UA System
 Per UAA Budget Office, no students have enrolled in this program this fiscal year
 Professional Student Exchange Program
o Health care specific programs
o Reduced tuition rate (not specified by WICHE)
At UAS is WUE students are charged the full non-resident rate (357% of resident tuition) and then the WUE
discount is applied (-207%) to equal the 150% of resident tuition charge.
Per Lower Credit
Per Upper Credit
Per Graduate Credit
Resident
100%
168
204
391
WUE
150%
252
306
586
Non Res
357%
600
728
1396
Difference
WUE-NR
348
422
809
The question asked is how non-resident revenue would look if all students where charged the WUE rate and can
that amount be recovered in increased student credit hours. The table below shows the gross charge, less the
WUE discount for four years (FY14 is YTD through January month end). The Net non-resident is what is recorded
in account code 9108 in banner.
Detail Code
Gross Non-Resident
WUE Discount
Net Non-Resident
FY11
1,230,572
(516,325)
714,247
FY12
1,176,902
(517,070)
659,832
FY13
1,227,968
(580,538)
643,280
FY14
1,206,264
(571,632)
634,632
Per IE office, spring 2014 UAS had a total of 196 non-resident students of which 81 were WUE (41.5%). The
percent of the recorded discount to total is about 48%. Essentially if the WUE discount were applied to all nonresident students, the discount would double. The forgone revenue would be doubled and come in around a
million dollars. This is an amount of money that is not likely to be made up by increased enrollments in the near
term. And, as you can see in the table below, UAS utilizes non-resident tuition for a number of on-going funding
activities. The net non-resident tuition at UAS is pooled and allocated out as budgeted. Below shows many of
the activities supported by non-resident tuition over the past three years.
Department
Provost's Office
Academic Equipment
Academic Innovations Fund
Academic Technology
Admissions and Outreach
Freshman Dorm Series Q Debt Service
IT Infrastructure
Learning Center
Library
Library Materials
Media Services
Summer School
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
Vice Provost
FY11
118,200
10,200
6,700
75,400
45,400
14,995
FY12
198,000
10,700
7,000
79,200
47,700
57,800
92,259
4,100
39,100
73,386
52,910
54,100
644,550
60,700
93,152
4,300
41,000
42,090
FY13
202,000
10,900
7,000
80,800
31,518
21,226
14,700
61,900
119,108
4,400
43,900
1,245
583,842
598,697
Total 3 Yrs
518,200
31,800
20,700
235,400
124,618
36,221
14,700
180,400
304,519
12,800
124,000
116,721
52,910
54,100
1,827,089