Rutgers Tuition And Fees Are On The Rise Again

Rutgers University is raising its tuition and fees by 3 percent, according to published reports.  The increase is part of a $1.9 billion budget approved yesterday by the school's board of governors, the Star-Ledger reported.

While the increase is less than the previous two years - 8.5 percent in 2008 and 7.8 percent the previous year - it will still hit students and their families in the pocketbook at a time of economic uncertainty.

In-state undergraduate tuition will increase by $278 to $9,546, while new out-of-state students will pay $20,456, or $974 more than last year. Average undergraduate fees rose $68 to $2,340.

The board also approved a 4.4 hike in housing costs. When all the bills are totaled, the average Rutgers in-state undergraduate living on campus will pay $22,262, or $780 more than last year.

To help offset those costs, officials said, the university added $2 million to its chest of grants for needy students.

According to the Star-Ledger story, the smaller than usual cost increase was mandated by the state budget, which caped tuition and fee increases at 3 percent for all of New Jersey's public colleges and universities.

Even so, Rutgers carries one of the higher price tags of among the nation's state colleges.

The story indicated that university officials had feared they would be forced to make massive cuts in staff, classes and student services as a result of cuts in state funding.  But anticipated deals with the two main teaching unions along with federal stimulus funding helped avert the potential crisis.

My question is:  Where's your stimulus to help you pay for all this?

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