The fight over tuition reciprocity between Minnesota and Wisconsin has come to a head, with University of Minnesota officials saying that unless the agreement changes they will pull out of the 40-year-old pact in the fall of 2008.
Tens of thousands of students in the two states use the agreement to attend college across state borders without paying nonresident rates. But U officials say the agreement is unfair. Because of the way it is structured and because tuition increases in Minnesota have outstripped those in Wisconsin, Minnesotans now pay $1,200 to $2,700 more to attend U campuses than Wisconsin students do.