Class of 2012

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Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:02:15 +0000

Otis, we’re working on that chart for you. Our last version is a couple of years old so we’re updating it. The key frustration we have with Forbes is calling us the 2nd most expensive based only on tuition. There are lots of schools that nickel and dime you to death after you pay tuition. Lots of mandatory fees for all kinds of things. At many public universities, when they are prohibited from raising tuition by their state legislatures, they just make up that revenue by adding fees or increasing room and board charges. We just put the whole ball of wax into the “tuition, room and board”. Only if you bring a car will you pay additional fees, and that’s just $90/year. But you won’t find a student activity fee, and student i.d. fee, a recreation fee, etc, etc, etc.

No one here denies that Richmond is expensive. But when you compare apples to apples, we are NOT the second most expensive in the nation, even when you don’t subtract the typical aid packages since there are families who don’t get any aid.

As just an example I notice in kelliebm’s post (#38) the mention that Villanova’s over $50K this year. Richmond is NOT, but Forbes has George Washington ahead of UR and I don’t think V’nova is on that Forbes list. So their charges are in other parts of their bill besides tuition. It’s just important that buyer’s beware and understand what the costs really amount to.

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