2008 Woodie Awards
Tuition announcement for 2005-06 delayed
By: Evan Sweetman
Issue date: 3/3/05 Section: News
- Page 1 of 1
Next year's tuition will be announced in coming weeks. A formal Webster University Board of Trustees meeting to finalize the new cost of schooling will be held April 7, when any last minute changes can be made.
Deborah Dey, vice president of students and enrollment management, told The Journal Feb. 8 she felt confident the new tuition would be ready by the end of February.
"That was kind of a guess," Dey said of having the tuition ready by the end of February.
To help pad the effect that an increase in tuition could have, an increase in financial aid is expected as well. They won't know how much that will be until the rest of the tuition is finalized.
The tuition rates are put together in a process taking into account many things officials have planned for the following year.
"We have a lot of things we want to do," Dey said. "And if we did everything we wanted to, tuition would be outrageous."
Officials have to decide what programs will be included in the budget for next year to decide on the price tag for students.
The recommended tuition can change until the April 7 date of the board meeting. Even then, the numbers are open to change, although they usually don't, Dey said.
Also taken into account is the number of students who are expected to be enrolled at Webster, what programs they will be in, and what courses they will be taking next year. This has to be taken into consideration for all of Webster's campuses.
Changes in tuition and enrollment at competing colleges, like Washington University, Saint Louis University and Fontbonne University are considered, as they help judge how high tuition should be raised.
An increase of 4.7 percent in tuition at Wash U. was announced Jan. 21, raising it to $31,100. Saint Louis University is quoting $34,700 for the next school year. University of Missouri campuses will be raising their tuition 3.5 percent.
Deborah Dey, vice president of students and enrollment management, told The Journal Feb. 8 she felt confident the new tuition would be ready by the end of February.
"That was kind of a guess," Dey said of having the tuition ready by the end of February.
To help pad the effect that an increase in tuition could have, an increase in financial aid is expected as well. They won't know how much that will be until the rest of the tuition is finalized.
The tuition rates are put together in a process taking into account many things officials have planned for the following year.
"We have a lot of things we want to do," Dey said. "And if we did everything we wanted to, tuition would be outrageous."
Officials have to decide what programs will be included in the budget for next year to decide on the price tag for students.
The recommended tuition can change until the April 7 date of the board meeting. Even then, the numbers are open to change, although they usually don't, Dey said.
Also taken into account is the number of students who are expected to be enrolled at Webster, what programs they will be in, and what courses they will be taking next year. This has to be taken into consideration for all of Webster's campuses.
Changes in tuition and enrollment at competing colleges, like Washington University, Saint Louis University and Fontbonne University are considered, as they help judge how high tuition should be raised.
An increase of 4.7 percent in tuition at Wash U. was announced Jan. 21, raising it to $31,100. Saint Louis University is quoting $34,700 for the next school year. University of Missouri campuses will be raising their tuition 3.5 percent.