<p>I know we all have been using the 40K ball park figure, knowing that it will calculate higher than 160,000 for four years as tuition costs rise. But I just noted on another thread that the 05 tuition for GW, yes GWU, is $49,380. Is that for real? </p>
<p>Are we at the point where we should be rounding it off to 50K putting it well over the 200,000 mark since that will no doubtr rise each year as well. Are people seeing big jumps in tuition for 05?</p>
<p>Yup. Virtually everywhere the same. The old $160k should be $180k. It will continue to rise until tuition obviates the need for the subsidy. And inverse law of supply and demand, coupled with theory of the leisure class, says that as tuitions rise, so will the number of applications.</p>
<p>Why 180K if it is leaning toward 50K per year? Plus tuition will increase as you add the total for s,j,s years to the Freshman one. Any other schools that have posted costs for 05 and is rounding it off to 50K Freshman year becoming the norm?</p>
<p>When we were visiting Penn, there was an article in the school newspaper about a 5% increase for next year. That seems to be about standard at most of the elite private schools, according to the article. I certainly have 200K in my mind for my daughter, who will be class of 2010.</p>
<p>The average increase does seem to be 5%. That's what it is a U Chicago where my son goes. George Washington University is unusually high with tuition alone being almost $ 37,000. I believe that GWU freezes tuition at the entering amount for up to 10 semesters, so there is no further increase in tuition. Although the numbers are still extremely high.</p>
<p>U of Chicago told us that tuition would increase 5-7% per year.</p>
<p>haven't heard about an increase at Reed yet- crossing fingers</p>
<p>Rochester said tuition would go up 9% to keep pace with peer University Athletic Association colleges (ie., Chicago, CMU, NYU, etc.) Total cost rising about 7% at the ROC.</p>
<p>The peer institution reasoning was also employed at U of Richmond where tuition for new students was going up 22% for 05-06 to keep pace with Wake and others.</p>
<p>So what are the actual numbers this amounts to for 2005? Are we leaning toward a round off now of 50K rather than the 40 so often quoted on this board?</p>
<p>dogs - that figure must include housing - the tuition for GWU this coming fall is $36,370/year. However, GWU apparently has a unique practice of keeping tuition costs fixed for up to 10 semesters, based on whenever the student entered -- so basically, it's really high, but once you get there it doesn't go up. I got this info from the GWU site here:
<a href="http://www.gwu.edu/%7Esao/tuition.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.gwu.edu/~sao/tuition.html</a></p>
<p>This is from the Univ. of Richmond site:
he University of Richmond's board of trustees voted today to set the 2005-06 total cost of attendance for entering first-year and transfer undergraduate students at $40,510, an increase of 26.9 percent from the current academic year, and for returning undergraduate students at $33,510, an increase of 5 percent. Total cost of attendance includes tuition, fees, room and board. Recognizing that currently enrolled students and their families had already budgeted for their college expenses based on the existing tuition rate, the board decided to exempt them from the larger increase. <a href="http://oncampus.richmond.edu/news/press/oct04/tuition.html%5B/url%5D">http://oncampus.richmond.edu/news/press/oct04/tuition.html</a></p>
<p>Yes, that says 26.9%</p>
<p>MIT has set tuition and fees for the 2005-2006 academic year at $32,300, an increase of 4.9 percent over the current year.</p>
<p>Thanks over30. Richmond rise was my best guess from memory. Their letter went into the round file long ago...</p>
<p>The Dartmouth Board of Trustees approved a 4.9-percent tuition increase at its winter meeting, which concluded Sunday. The trustees also reviewed progress on the College's ongoing facilities upgrades, capital campaign and federally mandated affirmative action plan.</p>
<p>The 4.9-percent increase, which affects undergraduates and graduate students in the arts and sciences and students at the Thayer School of Engineering, will bring undergraduate tuition for the 2005-2006 academic year to $31,770. With room, board and mandatory fees, the sum totals $41,355.</p>
<p>The trustees approved a 4.5-percent increase for the Dartmouth Medical School and a 5.5-percent increase for students at the Tuck School of Business</p>
<p>Comprehensive fees of 40467 at Carleton for 05-06 reflects a net 9.4% increase. Tuition is rising from 30666 to 32649 (6.5%) and full meal plan room/board increases from 6309 to 7818 (24%!!!!!). I did some comps since the room/board increase was so large:</p>
<p>04-05 room/board - full meal plan, double room (05-06 fee)</p>
<p>Carleton 6309 (7818)
Macalester 7350 (7858)
Northwestern 9497 (9874)
WashUStL 9856 (10292)
UWashington 8214 (8424)
UMich (S is 03 alum) 7030 (TBD)
UCSB (niece is frosh there) 9897 (10305)
Pomona 10385 (10851)
Williams 8314 (unable to locate)
Swarthmore 9314 (9764)
Smith 9730 (10270)
Whitman 7180 (7470)
St. Olaf 5800 (6300) - in the same town as Carleton. Maybe I should have my D live there (over her dead body).</p>
<p>UChicago costs are estimated at just under $46k for next year, up from $43k this year. That includes tuition/room/board/fees & books. About what I thought it would be.</p>
<p>Humboldt State costs (tuition/room/board/fees & books) are estimated at $15k this year.</p>