With Measure 28’s failure, University students can expect to feel the pinch of increased tuition charges immediately. Students will face a $10 per credit tuition surcharge — which applies retroactively to winter term — and there’s still a possibility of future increases.

University Accounts Receivable Supervisor Dave Doerksen said students can expect to be billed for the current term in mid-February. Payments will be due March 1, with a 10-day grace period.
Doerksen added that the University will bill students for the spring term surcharge in mid-April, and that the bill will be due in May.
Depending on credit load, students can expect to pay an extra $120 to $180 both this term and spring term.

The Oregon Legislature will try to balance the budget for the next biennium July 1, and the University will likely replace the surcharge by tuition increases or eliminate it, depending on how much state funding it receives.
Measure 28 sparked a whirlwind of controversy throughout the University and surrounding community during the last few weeks, but now that the dust has settled, students take a step back to assess the situation.