NAICU - Tuition Cuts

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New College Affordability Measures

Initiatives being launched in 2012-13 to help keep students' and families' out-of-pocket costs as low as possible. Tuition cuts and freezes, three-year degree programs, and more. Complete list.

NAICU Statement on President Obama's Higher Ed Proposals

NAICU President David Warren commends the president's commitment to student assistance, and calls for avoiding unintended consequences for students. More

White House Official, College Presidents to Address College Affordability at NAICU Annual Meeting

A week after President Obama warned colleges in his State of the Union address that they were "on notice" to keep tuition increases in check, a senior White House education adviser and three private college presidents will address higher education affordability at the NAICU Annual Meeting More

Net Tuition Price Falls 4.1% at Private Colleges

Inflation-adjusted net tuition and fees at private colleges actually dropped 4.1 percent in the last five years, according to a recent College Board report. More

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Tuition Cuts

Since 1996, 28 private colleges and universities have cut their tuition.

2011-12

Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
Cut tuition by 10 percent

2010-11

None

2009-10

Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, WV
Cut tuition by almost 1 percent

William Jessup University
Rocklin, CA
Cut tuition by 2.5 percent

2008-09

Warner Pacific College
Portland, OR
Cut tuition 23 percent

Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL
Cut tuition 15 percent

Capitol College
Laurel, MD
Cut tuition by $10,000 for business majors

Olivet College
Olivet, MI
Cut tuition by nearly 50 percent for incoming freshman, transfer or nontraditional commuter students who graduated from high school--or currently live--in the neighboring towns of Bellevue, Charlotte, Marshall or Olivet. Beginning in January 2009, Olivet will extend the program to 27 additional schools in the region.

2007-08

Hodges University
Ft. Myers/Naples, FL
Cut tuition 20 percent

2006-07

Alliant International University
San Diego, CA
Cut tuition 26 percent

Amridge University
Montgomery, AL
Cut tuition 42 percent

2005-06

North Park University
Chicago, IL
Cut tuition 32 percent

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
Cut tuition 12 percent

2004-05

Eureka College
Eureka, IL
Cut tuition 30 percent

Lourdes College
Sylvania, OH
Cut tuition 41 percent

Salem International University
Salem, WV
Cut tuition 35 percent

2003-04

College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID
Cut tuition 30 percent

Waldorf College
Forest City, IA
Cut tuition 15 percent

Westminster College
Fulton, MO
Cut tuition 20 percent

2002-03

Bethany College
Bethany, WV
Cut tuition 42 percent

Heidelberg College
Tiffin, OH
Cut tuition 32 percent

2001-02

None

2000-01

None

1999-2000

Marlboro College
Marlboro, VT
Cut tuition by 8 percent

Wells College
Aurora, NY
Cut tuition by 30 percent

1998-99

Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA
Cut tuition 24 percent

Pine Manor College
Chestnut Hill, PA
Cut tuition 34 percent

Queens University
Charlotte, NC
Cut tuition 28 percent

Sheldon Jackson College
Sitka, AK
Cut tuition 24 percent

Thiel College
Greenville, PA
Cut tuition 27 percent

1997-98

None

1996-97

Muskingum College
New Concord, OH
Cut tuition 29 percent

North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC
Cut tuition 23 percent