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| US universities and their tuition increases | | Date Created: Mar 05, 2005, 09:16 AM |
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From DU (Denver University) sent to parents of undergraduates:
"This past month, the University's Board of Trustees approved the administration's recommendation that tuition be increased by 6.93% for the 2005-06 academic year. Effective in the fall term of 2005, tuition for full-time undergraduate students will be $27,756. The mandatory student fee, the health fee, and the technology fee will remain unchanged at $210, $300, and $144, respectively. Room and board charges for students choosing standard double-occupancy rooms and the premium meal plan will increase by 5.15% to $7,965. The combination of these figures brings the total cost of attendance to $36,375 for the 2005-06 academic year, an increase of 6.41% over the cost for the current year.
These increases are directly tied to the rapidly improving academic quality at DU and to expanded academic opportunities for your student...
We are working hard to make certain that the value of a DU degree grows much faster than the cost..."
EDITORIAL COMMENT:
So Princeton University isn't unique in it's amazing tuition increases or its attempts to justify them. It seems to be a near-universal fact of life at our liberal dominated universities just as it is with the federal government.
Again, what is the rate of inflation this year?
What is this "quality" they refer to that's increasing faster than the cost? Who determines that?
Is the quality of the room and board increasing faster than inflation?
Why does this letter sound so much like a liberal's argument for a tax increase?
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