38 Colleges Lowering Their Tuition
Posted on Tuesday July 24, 2012
by Staff Writers
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cries of students and their parents lamenting the too-high price of a
college education are finally starting to fall on open ears. Handfuls
of colleges and universities across the country are beginning to grant
relief through tuition cuts, freezes, and other measures. While some
solutions may be only temporary — and even result in sharp increases
down the road — for now at least, the financial burden is easing at
these schools.
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If you’ve got the grades, you could wind up on the receiving end of
a whopping 61% tuition slash at this private school in New Jersey.
Incoming freshmen in the top 10 percent with SAT scores over 1,200 can
save $21,000 in the 2012-2013 school year.
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Beginning this fall, this Catholic liberal arts college in Philly
will cut undergrad tuition and fees from $32,266 to $29,000. The school
has also pledged to keep costs below $30,000 through May 2015.
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Sewanee got into the tuition-chopping club last year, trimming its
$46,000 total by 10%. In the words of the vice chancellor, “Given the
realities of higher education in the current economy, we believe that
some college or university needed to step up and say, ‘Enough.’”
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Although several news outlets incorrectly reported that Duquesne
was offering a 50% tuition decrease to all students, the truth is the
cut is only applicable to incoming, full-time education majors by way
of a $14,000 grant. The move is intended to encourage students to
pursue teaching degrees despite decreased hiring around the country.
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To fight dropping enrollment numbers, this Baptist school in
Mount Vernon, Georgia cut its price tag by 22% to $12,290 for the
2011-2012 school year. The drop helps make the school, in its own words, one of America’s best values in Christian higher ed.
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Seeing committed students back out to attend community colleges has
prompted this college in West Virginia to pull its tuition costs under
$20,000. It graduated students early and reduced financial aid to be
able to afford the 22% cut for the upcoming term.
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To appeal to the “cost-conscious learners” (in other words,
everyone), this small Christian college in Virginia dropped tuition by
25% recently for degree-completing students through an initiative it
calls inSPIRE. The savings for students come via a $60 per credit hour
cut and a free netbook with complimentary e-textbooks.
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Tuition freezes may not seem like cuts, but effectively that’s what
they are as they keep costs lower than inflation. Ohio’s Urbana
University has announced neither tuition nor room and board will
increase for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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Not only has this for-profit Christian school in Phoenix decided to
lower costs for students taking classes online through its College of
Christian Studies, the school has extended its tuition freeze that has
been in place since 2008.
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With apparently no shyness about sparking controversy, this
state school recently opted to give illegal immigrants a 58% discount
on tuition, becoming the first in the country to do so. The plan will
lower costs from $15,985 to $6,716.60 for about 300 students.
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Only a narrow group of students will benefit, but Mississippi’s
Jackson State recently committed to waiving out-of-state tuition for
military vets and their family members, top students in urban areas,
and majors in the STEM degrees.
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Some students may never have a need for this tuition break, but for
students who still haven’t graduated after four years, this liberal
arts school pledges to foot the bill for any remaining classes they
have left.
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The word recently came down from the top that summer school
attendees will get a 25% tuition discount, and tuition will be frozen
for current and new students.
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Starting this year, Midland will guarantee graduation in four years
as well, covering 100% of any courses still needed. The caveats are
that students must maintain good grades and declare a major by the
start of sophomore year classes.
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It’s not technically a tuition decrease, but free textbooks for
four years is a money-saver any way you slice it. Students at Dayton
can receive up to $4,000 for four years of books (although, sadly, even
that wouldn’t be enough to cover some students’ book outlays for their
time in college).
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Students at the Normal, Illinois campus will get a 28% discount
this fall, with a tuition cut of $6,500. Students at the main campus in
Lincoln will fare nearly as well, with a 24% drop from $23,000 to
$17,500.
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No doubt the 300 undergrads at this Bible college in New York were
praising the Lord when they heard the school was reducing tuition fees
by 22% in 2011. A spokesman said officials were “disturbed” that
graduates were declining entering the ministry because of heavy debt
loads.
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The first-ever class to count males among its number will also
enjoy the benefit of a nearly 8% tuition reduction at this previously
all-girls school known as Peace College. The move is intended to
provide one of the most affordable private educations in the country
for middle class families.
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Through its “Illinois Back to Work” program, adults over 25 who are
unemployed and do not have a bachelor’s degree can come to this school
and have their tuition entirely comped, once state and federal aid have
been used up.
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Telz Yeshiva, as it’s also known, is a top name in certain
circles for Torah study. But it has joined other struggling religious
schools by cutting its tuition by 7% in the 2010-2011 school year.
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The 120-year-old liberal arts college in Ashland, Wisconsin has
instituted a program called Access Guarantee, “private education at a
public school cost.” The school will lower its tuition to match the
cost of the primary public school of a low income student’s home state.
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This Presbyterian school in North Carolina has the distinction of
being located at one of the highest elevations for a college in
America, but it’s attempting to go the other way with costs to
students. It froze tuition increases for the 2011-2012 academic year,
holding it at $22,164.
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This rabbinical school in New York is another Jewish institution
cutting tuition, easing students’ burden by 20%. With the cutbacks, it
seems unlikely the tiny school will gain its own website anytime soon.
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In early 2011, trustees at this religious school associated with
the United Church of Christ decided to put the brakes on tuition hikes,
freezing them for the 2011-2012 terms for daytime undergrads. Grad
students and night school goers were not so fortunate: their rates went
up $9 per credit hour.
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For the second consecutive year, the board of trustees of the
Russell Sage College and Sage College of Albany elected to ice tuition
increases at zero percent for 2011-2012. Over 90% of students in the
Sage system already receive some kind of financial aid to help them pay
the $27,000 a year bill.
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This school is proud to say that the 2012-2013 school year will be
the first since 1968 that students have not been asked to shell out
more for tuition than the previous year.
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This Virginia private school boasts a four-year graduation rate of
95%, but for that remaining 5%, the college offers a free ride for any
remaining classes needed to get a degree.
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Although officials at this Catholic women’s college have not
imposed a total price freeze on tuition, through the school’s Tuition
Promise program, students have a guarantee that the tuition they pay
their freshman year will stay the same their entire college career.
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At least through 2014, students starting at the private liberal
arts school in Missouri will have the assurance that the tuition price
for their freshman year will remain at the same level for five years.
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Generous donations in 2011 made possible the recent news that
this private school in Connecticut will not raise tuition rates until
June 30, 2013. So enjoy it while it lasts, kids.
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The $19,750 per year students pay to attend this Central Missouri
school will stay that through the upcoming academic year, making the
school where 97% of students receive financial aid even more appealing.
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In February, this college’s board voted in a tuition freeze to help it remain “the lowest cost independent college in Indiana.”
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Students here can thank trustees for deciding that tuition, room
and board, and other fees would all remain at their current levels this
year, keeping the total cost around $30,000 for those categories
combined.
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This summer wrapped up the first of three consecutive school years
where officials at the Philippi, West Virginia college have opted to
freeze tuition, capping the total cost at under $30,000.
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President Barbara K. Mistick recommended to the board of
trustees here at Wilson that tuition be frozen at $28,745, and in
February the group announced their agreement. The move should help the
school retain its reputation for excellent educational value.
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In the same announcement, Thomas officials pledged to freeze
tuition at its 2011-2012 rate, while increasing the number of its Merit
Scholarships that range anywhere from $5,000 to $13,000 per year for
students who meet the requirements.
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This Mennonite Brethren school is freezing the cost of attending
for the first time since the mid-’70s. President Dr. Jules Glanzer
said, “We want to make it clear that our students are important to us
and we want to be compassionately responsive to their needs during this
period of wide-spread economic uncertainty.”
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In March, Franklin Pierce informed students their tuition would not
increase this fall, the school’s second freeze in three years. To
sweeten the deal, it also eliminated campus parking fees and course
fees.
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