An email that came across my Inbox today is one more piece of proof that private universities have responded to the economic crisis with lower tuition increases than usual.
According to a survey of 350 independent colleges, the average tuition and…
U of I President B. Joseph White
The University of Illinois just announced that it will increase tuition by 2.6 percent this fall for incoming in-state freshmen, a smaller rate hike than the 4 percent initially proposed.
The tuition announcement is being…
Southern Illinois University Carbondale announced today that it will start giving a 20 percent tuition break to low-income students from Illinois’ southern-most 34 counties.
The program, dubbed the Southern Stars Tuition Rate, will begin this fall with new, first-time freshmen and will…
Unlike years past, there is no tuition freeze at Lindenwood University for this fall. Instead, the school will increase tuition by a fairly modest rate — about 2 percent — for traditional undergraduate students.
That brings annual tuition to $12,960, up…
West County Christian School in Town & Country is discounting its tuition for the 2009-2010 school year “in these troubled economic times,” according to a press release sent by school board president Scott Trout.
“Rather than increase tuition to meet growing inflationary…
Gary Forsee, the president of the University of Missouri system, announced a hiring freeze at the four campuses earlier today. Click here to read his full letter to the university community about the freeze.
A story in tomorrow’s paper will flesh out…
The University of Missouri-Columbia will now block students from registering for classes if they have not given the university proof that they are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or are otherwise lawfully present in the U.S.
The new policy follows the passage…
Southern Illinois University Carbondale plans to soon offer in-state tuition rates to students who live in Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana as part of an aggressive push to reverse its enrollment declines of recent years.
The plan could save out-of-state undergraduate students…
