The cost of Yale College tuition, room and board will pass the $50K mark next year, with charges totaling $52,700, a University press release announced Monday. Students passing through Commons shared their opinions on the new term bill, which represents a 5.8% increase over last year’s bill of $49,800. “I have a lot of loans already, due to tuition. [The increase] would possibly change my financial situation and my financial planning for the future.” “I took out some financial aid for university already, but it’s not enough to cover my expenses as it is. I understand a Yale University education transcends a price tag, but a hike in tuition certainly will affect me. When I got accepted to this university, people told me, ‘It’s expensive, but it’s worth it.’ The value of my education is more than cash. But I have to pay for it in cash. And I don’t have the cash to pay for it.” “Well, I think it’s a ridiculous amount of money to pay, but I’m on financial aid so it doesn’t affect me that much. But I have a lot of friends in the middle class for whom 3,000 more dollars a year will probably be a lot. “I’m a senior, so it doesn’t really affect me. But I think setting a number like $50,000 doesn’t mean that much. [The tuition] usually goes up around 5% a year. It always goes up. I don’t see it as that big a deal.”
Uncategorized | 9:54 pm | February 8, 2011 | By Antonia Woodford