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Private Colleges Report Lowest Tuition Increases in Decades
By admin | June 30, 2009
Private Colleges Report Lowest Tuition Increases in Decades
Private colleges and universities have raised their tuition and fees by the smallest average amount in 37 years, according to a report released today.
The report, based on a membership survey conducted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, says that tuition for the 2009-10 academic year rose an average of 4.3 percent at private colleges.
Over the past 10 years, tuition and fees have gone up by about 6 percent annually.
Private colleges raised their institutional student-aid budgets by an average of 9 percent for 2009-10.
The survey is based on responses from 350 private institutions. —Beckie Supiano
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