(Radio Iowa) – The Board of Regents approved a tuition increase Thursday of three percent for the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, and two-point-seven percent at U-N-I. Board of Regents representative Brad Berg says a plan to charge in-state tuition at U-N-I for students from states surrounding Iowa will be delayed. “Those proposed rates were based on funding that was included in the education appropriations bill and with the Governor’s recent veto of the funding for that initiative. Would like to take action on those three rates at a subsequent meeting,” Berg says.

The Board also approved an increase in mandatory fees by three percent at the U-I, two-point-seven percent at U-N-I, and one-point-seven percent at I-S-U. The Board then voted to give the leaders of the three universities and executive director of the Board raises. Regent David Barker made motions for the salary increases. “For executive director (Mark) Braun, increase his base salary to 176-thousand- 384 dollars effective July 1st, 2025. Establish a new deferred compensation plan commencing July 1st, 2025 and terminating June 30th 2027 with annual contributions of 230-thousand dollars,” he says. That’s a nearly 20-thousand dollar salary increase for Braun. Barker then made a motion on increasing the salaries of U-I president Barbara Wilson and Wendy Wintersteen.

“President Wilson, increase her base salary to 825-thousand dollars effective July 1st, 2025. For President Wintersteen increase her base salary to 735-thousand dollars effective July 1st, 2025,” Barker says
U-N-I President Rod Nook is also getting a raise. “For President Nook, increase his base salary to 410-thousand dollars effective July 1st, 2025,” he says.

Wilson’s salary increased 65-thousand dollars, Wintersteen’s 25-thousand, and Nook’s nearly 13-thousand dollars. The Regents approved the salary increases with no discussion. A spokesman for the Board says they made their decisions based on two close meeting evaluations this year. The spokesman did not answer when asked why the Board voted to increase the salary of I-S-U president Wendy Wintersteen even though she is retiring in January.