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• What is WUE?

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    If you’re a resident of a WICHE state, you can study out-of-state at one of our 135+ participating schools in the West and pay reduced tuition (150% of the resident rate). Search the WUE Online Database to see which institutions and programs are available. WICHE states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.

• WUE handout

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    Summary of Participating WUE Institutions, by State. (PDF file) Please note: WICHE has discontinued printing the hard copy WUE Bulletin. Please use the WUE Online Database instead.

• Programs available and participating institutions

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    Virtually all undergraduate fields are available to WUE students at participating colleges and universities. Some institutions have opened their entire curriculum on a space-available or first-come, first-serve basis; others offer only designated programs. Currently, 143 public institutions participate in WUE; not all public institutions in every WICHE state participate in the program. To find out which ones do, and the programs that they have made available at the WUE rate, search the WUE Online Database.

• Eligibility

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    To be eligible for WUE, students must be a resident of a WICHE state: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Some colleges and universities also have additional criteria such as ACT/SAT test scores or high school GPA. Consult each institution’s profile for those details, and any application deadlines. Please note that effective January 2008, residents of Hawaii are now eligible to enroll as WUE students in both two- and four-year institutions.

• How do I apply to get the reduced tuition rate?

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    Apply for admission and the WUE tuition rate directly to the institution(s) of your choice. There is no general WUE application. Mark prominently on the institution's application form that you seek admission at the WUE rate. For online applications, contact the school admissions office on how to apply for the WUE discounted rate.

• WUE Fiscal Savings
  (Fall 2006)

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    To see how much students and their families saved by enrolling out-of-state through WUE, download WUE Benchmarks Savings, Fall 2006 (PDF file).

• Contact Us

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    For information about specific programs available through WUE, contact the admissions office of the school you want to apply to. For state-specific information regarding WUE, contact your state Certifying Office or state WUE liaison representative (PDF file) .
                
    For general information, contact us at:
      info-sep@wiche.edu
      Tel: 303.541.0270
      Student Exchange Programs
      Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
      3035 Center Green Drive
      Boulder, CO 80301