But why should it be this way? My daughter attends a UC. When she entered, she became part of a “tuition cohort,” which means that her tuition amount is locked in for her four years of attendance. Tuition at the UC does goes up each year, but current students are not on the hook for that and aren’t forced to scramble to come up with the difference. They pay the tuition they agreed to pay when they matriculated. Of course, this is a public school so the tuition and financial aid structure is a bit different than at private universities. By why can’t private universities do the same?