<p>My dad says that Smeal students have to pay extra tuition (like 2-3k more) for their 3rd and 4th years that students at other colleges at PSU don't</p>
<p>I can't find anything regarding this. Is this true or is he wrong?</p>
<p>It’s true. Everyone’s tuition increases once they reach 5th semester standing, but the amount depends in which college you are in. You can find the rates for 2008-2009 here: [University</a> Park, Hershey, Dickinson, and Great Valley Tuition Rates](<a href=“http://tuition.psu.edu/Rates2008-09/UniversityPark.asp]University”>University Park, Hershey, Dickinson, and Great Valley Tuition Rates 2008)</p>
<p>Oh I see</p>
<p>But I see that Smeal, Eberly science, and Engineering all pay the same rate</p>
<p>I thought it was just Smeal that had to pay more</p>
<p>No it’s all of those colleges. They say it’s because most upperclass students take classes taught by more expensive instructors, and students in science, engineering, and business use more resources.</p>
<p>Well I just received my tuition bill, but how come my tuition only increased by the normal 4.5%? </p>
<p>It went from 12,567 last semester to 13,138 this upcoming fall semester (which is an increase of 4.5%, the normal rate for OOS)</p>
<p>However, since I’m heading into my junior year, wouldn’t there be a bigger jump in tuition, as ur link shows?</p>
<p>I’m confused</p>
<p>the higher rate follows how many credits you have, when you hit 59.1 it goes up (check the footnote on the table)
How many credits do you have?</p>
<p>so far I’ve completed 57 credits at PSU + 4 AP credits</p>
<p>So I guess the higher rate will start in the spring semester rather than fall semester?</p>