Mayville State University receives audit recommendations regarding tuition waivers, performance evaluations

MAYVILLE, N.D. — The Office of the State Auditor has found opportunities for improvement at Mayville State University after an audit found the college improperly awarded some tuition waivers to students. In an audit of the biennium ending on June 30, 2025, the auditor s office provided the university with a number of recommendations on how the waivers are to be awarded. According to a media release from the State Auditor s Office, more than $75,000 was improperly awarded to students. Among the recommendations are for MSU to stop combining two waivers — the Cultural Diversity Waiver and Comet Athletic Tuition Waiver — the auditor s office said. In total during the audit period, MSU s 2023-2025 biennium, $708,955 was awarded to 331 students, the audit found. Of that number, the audit team found that 53 students improperly received both waivers for a total of $75,450. E-mail correspondence we reviewed indicated there is a lack of understanding from the athletics departme