<p>I think most will keep the increase under 10%. Most state schools will be around 7% unless they are on the low end today.</p>
<p>hmom5...
The 6% decrease in endowment figure I've seen for Dartmouth was for the third quarter, before the October meltdown. I'm also guessing that they were just tabulating change in the marketable securities part of their endowment. I don't think Dartmouth has claimed anywhere that it has done much better than its peers.
On a more personal note, daughter today completed her third semester of college, and I paid up for her fourth! Accomplishments for us both!
(PS..I think the Dartmouth.com article you posted elsewhere has it wrong. I haven't seen the College announce any numbers after toting things up on September 30th).</p>
<p>Danas, here's what Dartmouth has said:</p>
<p>TheDartmouth.com</a> | College fares better than peers</p>
<p>I agree with many of you, the slight nausous feeling I have thinking about the economy and tuitions, will be with me for another year. I try to convey it to my daughters, but they see it with young eyes and lots of hope. I told them our state school UConn is expecting a record number of applications and I've seen on this site, students defered EA with great stats.
I agree with Northeastmom, colleges don't want a lot of empty seats, so hopefully will be careful with large increases.
When I told someone at work about this site, they said they felt "out of the loop" when reading the posts, because most parents seemed just concerned with getting in and not paying for it...just the acceptance, the "fat envelope" was the goal. I assured them, overall, across the US, most parents are like us, struggling to make payments, turning down acceptances at one college for a better financial deal, etc. Acceptances are always great, a reason to be proud, but for many students, it's not enough.</p>