Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

For the Fall 2025 semester, the University of Utah offers the WUE Tuition Discount to first-time, first-year freshmen students who met the following criteria at the time of application: 

• Be a permanent resident of a WUE state or territory. 
• Have a completed admissions application/file at the U by December 1, 2024. 
• Have an unweighted, cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher at the time of application to the University of Utah. 

The WUE Tuition Discount is a merit award at The U that reduces the amount of standard tuition for eligible non-resident students. With the WUE Tuition Discount, the recipient pays no more than 150% of the standard resident tuition rate; the WUE Tuition Discount does not cover tuition differential charges, mandatory fees, course fees, or e-book fees. At the time of application, recipients must be a permanent resident of one of the designated WUE jurisdictions and have an unweighted, cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30.

The WUE Tuition Discount is available beginning the Fall 2025 semester and is renewable for up to eight semesters (fall and spring only), or until you receive a baccalaureate degree (whichever comes first), as long as you continue to meet WUE good standing and renewal requirements as established by The U. The WUE Tuition Discount does not and cannot apply to summer enrollment or Learning Abroad programs. 

It is not possible to gain State of Utah residency while receiving the WUE Tuition Discount (for more details, see https://admissions.utah.edu/undergraduate-residency-reclassification).

The WUE Tuition Discount may be renewed each year, provided you maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and complete at least twenty-four (24) credit hours during the two semesters of the academic year (i.e., fall and spring semesters). You must be enrolled full-time each semester regardless of completing 24 credit hours for the year.

To remain in good standing and continue to receive the WUE Tuition Discount, you must be enrolled as a full-time student, registering for a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester. Students must be enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours) by the last day to register for full-term courses each semester in order to be eligible to receive their award for the term. Failure to maintain full-time status or to be enrolled full-time by the last day to register for full-term courses for a semester of enrollment will result in the loss of your award for that term and any subsequent terms.

UOSFA will review your standing for these requirements each year at the end of the spring semester. Failure to meet the good standing and renewal requirements will result in loss of the WUE Tuition Discount. Once lost, the WUE Tuition Discount cannot be regained.

STEP 1: Create Your CIS Account and Activate your UMail Account

• If you have not created your Campus Information Services (CIS) account, visit cis.utah.edu as soon as possible.
• Your login info is your uNID# (found in your admissions letter) and your default password is your birthdate (MMDDYY).
• After creating your CIS account, activate your University e-mail account (UMail), also in CIS. All official university communication including financial offers will be sent to your UMail account.

STEP 2: Confirm Your Intent to Enroll at the U to Accept the WUE Tuition Discount

• Confirm your intent to enroll with the Office of Admissions at admissions.utah.edu/confirm.  At this same link, you can submit your enrollment deposit, or if the enrollment deposit is a financial challenge you may request a deposit extension.
• By confirming your intent to enroll, you are accepting the WUE Tuition Discount and the terms outlined in this document. If for any reason you confirm your intent to enroll but want to decline the WUE Tuition Discount or the terms, you should submit your reasons in writing to UOSFA at financialaid@utah.edu.
• The WUE Tuition Discount is generally is available until May 1, 2025. If you have not confirmed enrollment by that date, the scholarship may be cancelled. Please contact financialaid@utah.edu if you have not confirmed your enrollment by May 1, 2025.

The WUE Tuition Discount cannot be combined with any other university merit award from UOSFA (except the State Merit Scholarship) and is only available to students earning their degree at the U’s main campus. This award applies to or reduces tuition charges for the fall and spring semesters only as long as all eligibility criteria are met; this award does not apply to enrollment or charges during summer term or any Learning Abroad program. More information about financial aid and scholarships and Learning Abroad programs can be found here.

This award will not cover charges for withdrawn courses and students are responsible for the full non-resident costs of all withdrawn courses.

Other scholarships received could affect your eligibility to receive the WUE Tuition Discount. The WUE Tuition Discount does not cover nor does it apply to tuition differential charges or university fees, such as mandatory fees, course fees, or e-book fees. The WUE Tuition Discount cannot be cancelled for a term that has ended.

As indicated previously, it is not possible to gain State of Utah residency while receiving the WUE Tuition Discount (for more details, see https://admissions.utah.edu/undergraduate-residency-reclassification). Should your residency classification change to resident status, or any other ineligible status, you will no longer be eligible for the WUE Tuition Discount.

Students who receive the WUE Tuition Discount, a scholarship, fellowship, or other financial aid administered by the University of Utah are required by state law to certify that they are eligible to receive the scholarship as a U.S. citizen or a citizen of another country who is lawfully present in the U.S. If a student does not know whether they are in the U.S. lawfully, they should seek the advice of an immigration attorney before accepting this award.

Newly accepted freshmen who wish to defer their start date to a subsequent semester, and to request the WUE Tuition Discount be held, should first request an admission deferment through the Office of Admissions at admissions.utah.edu/apply/deferment.

A WUE Tuition Discount deferment may result in a change in the amount and/or value of the award depending upon the subsequent term of entry or matriculation.

WUE Tuition Discount recipients considering a deferment should confirm by May 1, 2025 their intent to enroll in order to accept their scholarship. Students have until the first day of classes (August 18, 2025) to apply for a deferment. Students seeking deferment should submit their enrollment deposit to secure their seat as a matriculated student. You must submit the enrollment deposit, or if the enrollment deposit is a financial challenge you may request a deposit extension, at admissions.utah.edu/confirm.

The University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (UOSFA) will, in extenuating circumstances, allow a student to take a Leave of Absence from a scholarship once they are a continuing student. A continuing student will need to work with the Registrar’s Office on any type of Leave of Absence (https://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/leave.php) and be approved for a Leave of Absence through the official processes.

For questions regarding eligibility for either deferral or leave of absence, please contact UOSFA. 

For questions or concerns, please contact UOSFA at financialaid@utah.edu or (801) 581-6211.