This report presents data on tuition and fees from public 4-year and 2-year institutions in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) states. These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The data include current tuition and fees for resident and non-resident undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The data were collected using a survey mailed to state governing and coordinating board staff in August 1996 and represents data for 1996-97. The report consists of 23 tables of data. Some tables include institution-specific data. Most tables provide comparative statistics for 1986-87, 1991-92, 1995-96 and 1996-97. Tables include average annual percentage change in tuition, average tuition and fees, resident versus non-resident data, and undergraduate versus graduate data. Appended are the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, a description of procedures for converting current dollars to constant dollars, and details on the report's methodology. (JLS)