University of Virginia wonât raise undergraduate tuition for 2021-22 school year University of Virginia wonât raise undergraduate tuition for 2021-22 school year By Max Marcilla | April 14, 2021 at 3:48 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 3:56 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The University of Virginia Board of Visitors has approved a plan to freeze undergraduate tuition for the 2021-22 academic year. University President Jim Ryan says some students and families are struggling financially because of the pandemic, and after consulting with board members, as well as some of those students and families, Ryan says the tuition freeze is the right thing to do.