tuition

Tuition to increase by $1850 for 2019-2020 school year

Tuition for Washington University undergraduate students will increase from $52,400 to $54,250 for the 2019-2020 academic year.
This 3.5 percent increase, or $1,850, is consistent with the past four years of tuition increases at the University for undergraduate students.

Emma Baker and Kathleen White | News Editors

Tuition forum reviews financial decisions behind WU tuition

Student Union hosted a tuition forum for undergraduate students in Umrath Lounge Nov. 15. Washington University raised tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year by 3.5 percent.

Noah Slaughter | Contributing Reporter

Tuition to increase by $1750 for 2018-2019 school year

Tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year will be $52,400, an increase of 3.5 percent ($1,750) over the current $50,650 tuition, Amy B. Kweskin, vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer, announced today.

| Editor-in-Chief

Wash. U. tuition and funding explained

There are several factors that determine the cost of tuition, including the budgets and expenses of the four undergraduate schools as well as consideration for affordability. The tuition then covers a variety of expenses, the largest being faculty compensation.

Kathleen White | Contributing Reporter

Tuition to increase by $1,700 for 2017-2018 school year

For the third consecutive year, tuition will increase by 3.5 percent, rising by $1,700 to make the grand total $50,650 for the 2017-2018 academic year, up from $49,950 this year.

| Senior News Editor

Tuition prices to increase by $1700 for 2017-2018 academic year

Tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year will be $50,650, an increase of 3.5 percent ($1,700) from the $48,950 charged for 2016-2017, Provost Holden Thorp announced via a letter sent to students and parents Thursday morning.

| Senior News Editor

Point: Wash. U. students need to step back, take care of themselves

Point: Wash. U. students don’t need to overburden themselves by taking too many credits; students need to find the right balance between academics, activities and sleep.

| Forum Editor

Counterpoint: Get the most out of your time and money at Wash. U.

Counterpoint: the price of Wash. U. is too high to justify slacking off, and students should partake in as many activities as possible.

| Associate Editor

2016-2017 undergraduate tuition sees 3.5 percent increase to $48,950

Washington University’s undergraduate tuition will see a 3.5 percent, or $1,650, increase, bringing the total to $48,950 for the 2016-2017 academic year, Provost Holden Thorp announced Tuesday morning.

| Senior News Editor

A closer look at this year’s tuition hike

While tuition hikes are nothing new, we at Student Life feel that this year’s increase warrants some special attention, specifically because of the way this year’s increase has been presented.

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