Low Tuition and Fees Increases for Third Year in a Row

"Published tuition and fees at private colleges and universities will be an average of 4.6 percent higher this fall than last, according to a survey of 429 institutions by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. This marks the third consecutive year of hikes of about 4.5 percent. . .it represents a drop-off from the 10 years leading up to the recession, when tuition rose by a national average of 6 percent."