{"id":6929,"date":"2026-05-26T09:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/?page_id=6929"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:16:59","slug":"residency-for-tuition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/students\/financial-support\/residency-for-tuition\/","title":{"rendered":"Residency for Tuition Purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-on-campus-tuition\">On Campus Tuition:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuition for on-campus courses is assessed according to a student\u2019s residency status.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/statutes\/statutes\/36\/27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Section 36.27 of the Wisconsin Statutes<\/a>&nbsp;defines the qualifications for paying tuition at the resident rate.&nbsp; For detailed information about residency for tuition purposes, please see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergrad-admission\/residency-for-tuition-purposes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">residency site for undergraduate admissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate and undergraduate students are classified as resident or non-resident using the same law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We use information on your application to determine your residency status when you are admitted to UWM as a graduate degree, non-degree, or certificate student. If you stop out of your studies for a year or more, your residency status will be re-evaluated when your re-entry application is processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be notified at the time of admission of your residency status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Midwest Tuition Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UWM offers a special Non-Resident Midwest tuition rate, which is available to students who meet the criteria and are residents of <strong>Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio <\/strong>and<strong>South Dakota<\/strong>. Midwest Tuition applies to all on-campus associate, bachelor\u2019s and graduate programs. Non-degree students are also eligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must be US citizens and have a permanent address listed in one of the participating states within the Non-Resident Midwest Tuition program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minnesota Reciprocity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minnesota-Wisconsin Tuition Reciprocity Agreement says that residents of Minnesota can attend Wisconsin institutions in approved programs and be assessed at the approved reciprocity tuition rate, plus segregated fees assessed for all students. Minnesota residents who wish to take advantage of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Tuition Reciprocity Agreement should apply for certification as a Minnesota resident at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ohe.mn.gov\/paying-college\/other-ways-pay\/tuition-reciprocity\">The Minnesota Office of Higher Education website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can direct any eligibility questions to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State of Minnesota Office of Higher Education Reciprocity Program<br>1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350<br>St. Paul, MN 55108-5227<br>651-355-0613 or 800-657-3866<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohe.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Minnesota-Wisconsin Tuition Reciprocity Agreement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Residency Reconsiderations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you feel that you should be classified as a resident for tuition purpose but have not, please contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gs-residency-tuition@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gs-residency-tuition@uwm.edu<\/a>. You may request a reconsideration of your residency status if you qualify as a resident but did not provide enough information as part of your admission application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may request a reconsideration for a semester until the last day of classes for that term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Residency Appeals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is an appeal process for non-resident status, if we can\u2019t make a determination based on your original information in your application or in the reconsideration form.&nbsp; The appeal process allows you to write a statement about your situation and discuss your case in front of a panel.&nbsp; Please contact our office for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-online-tuition\">Online Tuition:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approved online program<\/a>&nbsp;will be assessed tuition at the rates approved for their particular <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/online\/programs\/program-finder\/\">online programs<\/a>. The tuition rates for the various online programs do not distinguish between Wisconsin residents and non-residents.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--center\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Residency for Tuition Purposes<\/strong> <strong>Questions?<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:gs-residency-tuition@uwm.edu\">gs-residency-tuition@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Campus Tuition: Tuition for on-campus courses is assessed according to a student\u2019s residency status.&nbsp;Section 36.27 of the Wisconsin Statutes&nbsp;defines the qualifications for paying tuition at the resident rate.&nbsp; For detailed information about residency for tuition purposes, please see the&nbsp;residency &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9839,"featured_media":0,"parent":326,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-6929","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uwm_unpublish_requested":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Graduate School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/residency-for-tuition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Residency for Tuition Purposes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Campus Tuition: Tuition for on-campus courses is assessed according to a student\u2019s residency status.&nbsp;Section 36.27 of the Wisconsin Statutes&nbsp;defines the qualifications for paying tuition at the resident rate.&nbsp; 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