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University Fees Rank
Low Among Colleges

By ELIZABETH JOHNSON

A recent survey shows out
of the nation's state and land
grant universities, the
University ranking 73rd lowest
in resident student charges and
59th lowest in non-resident
charges.

The survey, conducted by
the National Association of
State Universities and Land
Grant Colleges (NASULGC),
shows the median charge for
resident tuition and fees among
the institutions surveyed to be
$517.50 for fall 1972.

The median figure represents
an increase of 4.9 per cent over
last year, the lowest increase in
residential costs since 1968.

Tuition and fees for Virginia
residents for 1972-73 are $597,
an increase of $55 over last
year. Non-resident tuition and
fees were increased from $1217
to $1372.

The median figure for
non-resident charges was
$1319.50, a 4.7 per cent
increase over 1971-72.

University Ranked Low

In 1971-72 the University
ranked 33 lowest out of 98 in
resident charges and 57th
lowest in non-resident charges.

The lowest charge for
resident tuition and fees among
NASULGC institutions was
$70, the amount charged by
City University of New York in
special fees. No tuition is
charged. The highest
resident tuition charge was
$1200 for students attending
the statutory colleges of
Cornell University.

Non-resident tuition and
fees ranged from $2535.50 at
the University of Vermont to
$157.75 at the University of
Puerto Rico.

The average annual student
charges at NASULGC
institutions over the past eight
years increased 6.2 per cent for
residents and 9.9 per cent for
non-residents.

Reasons Given

Inflation was cited as the
main reason behind the
increases. Other reasons given
in the survey were the need to
maintain program quality,
inadequate appropriations
from state legislatures and the
lack of other sources of
increased revenue.