<p>Tuition was raised to $50,300.00 for fall 2010. For that money they should provide the beer!</p>
<p>Actually, tuition is now [url=<a href=“http://media.www.thebrownandwhite.com/media/storage/paper1233/news/2010/03/05/News/Tuition.Boarding.Increase.By.3.Percent-3884575.shtml]$39,480[/url”>http://media.www.thebrownandwhite.com/media/storage/paper1233/news/2010/03/05/News/Tuition.Boarding.Increase.By.3.Percent-3884575.shtml]$39,480[/url</a>]. Finaly costs are variable based on on-campus vs. off-campus housing, meal plan, travel needs, etc.</p>
<p>what % increase is that?</p>
<p>The average cost of room and board increased $320 for the 2010-2011 school year, making it $10,520. </p>
<p>With the increase in tuition and the increase in room and board, the tuition for the 2010-2011 school year will be $50,300, including the technology fee. </p>
<p>Actual increase in tuition is 3%–but total cost to attend is $50,300.</p>
<p>jah, so then this statement is wrong:</p>
<p>“With the increase in tuition and the increase in room and board, the tuition for the 2010-2011 school year will be $50,300, including the technology fee.”</p>
<p>I don’t know if it is wrong, I just cut and pasted from the website.</p>
<p>I have not taken that much time to look at it in details–if my daughter is admitted and the offer doesn’t come with a sizable merit award, it doesn’t matter what % tuition or housing increased, we cannot afford an all-in cost in excess of $50,000.</p>
<p>TOTAL COST TO ATTEND includes:</p>
<p>Books and Supplies<br>
Lab Fee
Miscellaneous<br>
Room and Board<br>
Technology Fee<br>
Tuition </p>
<p>This is directly from my financial aid page on the lehigh portal. TUITION for this year was $38,330.00.</p>
<p>ROOM was $2,955.00 PER SEMESTER
The average meal plan for first year students costed: $2,095.00 PER SEMESTER</p>
<p>They figure Books and Supplies at around $1,000. I paid about $600 in books last semester and about $400 this semester. (And I probably bought more than I had to anyway…). But anyway that figure seems about right.</p>
<p>Also, I heard this from someone way back in the beginning of the school year:
The cost of attendance is about $50,000 per year to students. But actually it costs about $100,000 to the university to provide services, pay for fixed costs, pay salaries, etc. Thank the Alumni donators.</p>
<p>also: the 3% increase is actually fairly minimal. sometimes tuition has gone up 5% per year (or even more at some schools)–i think this shows that lehigh is really trying to not jerk families around considering the current economic situation. </p>
<p>you should also think about public vs. private school value when considering the tuition–you pay a lot more for private school, but you also get a lot more. talking to friends at public schools, i was surprised at how much some of their living costs are compared with mine at lehigh–ask around about things like this before making a decision.</p>