<p>Last year URochester increased tuition by 8.1%. I think you can expect a $2,000 increase each year at private schools now. It’s funny that whatever Harvard charges, dozens of other private schools end up charging just about the same. State school tuition and fees are booming too. Case is still lower than schools of comparable rank, but it has now passed the $30,000 mark.</p>
<p>As increases continually take in more families under finanacial need, the sticker price becomes transparent. The thinking becomes like medical insurance - no one seems to care what medical prices are, as long as they are covered. There is a book out that says colleges are among the few economic endeavors in the US where there is no attempt at increasing productivity (doing more with less) or to contain costs. Tuition has increased far above inflation every year for more than 20 years now.</p>