Mandatory student fees have been rising faster than tuition at UW campuses

When students and parents curse higher college costs, rising tuition usually gets the blame.

But in the UW System, student fees that pay for everything from student unions to sex education are growing faster than tuition in recent years.

At UW-Madison, students will pay $854 in fees this year, up from $726 last year. That ‘s an increase of about 18 percent.