UW System President Wachter told the Board of Regents the Direct Admit Wisconsin program is driving retention and enrollment gains, previewed budget negotiations for the 2027–29 biennium, and flagged federal rulemaking on tuition transparency and accreditation as areas the system is monitoring.

Senate File 4297, amended, would require colleges to disclose the deadline for full tuition refunds at the point of registration and create an enforcement and complaint process through the Office of Higher Education. Higher‑education witnesses said most campuses already publish refund deadlines but raised implementation questions for private institutions and timing of catalogs.

At a statewide trustees screening, nominees for Coastal Carolina's board defended expansion strategies that helped double enrollment while lawmakers pressed for details on a 60/40 out-of-state split, the university's $30,000 total cost of attendance and efforts to raise graduation and retention rates.

Arizona State University and NEU see budget increases while University of Arizona faces cuts.

KLRD and the Board of Regents briefed the Senate Committee on Government Efficiency on tuition, restricted and general fee funds across the six state universities; presentations showed FY25 expenditures in fee funds and raised questions about fee uses, carryover balances and transparency.