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UD sets tuition rates for 2006-07 4:48 p.m., July 3, 2006--Tuition at the University of Delaware will increase by 5.5 percent for the 2006-07 academic year.
Effective with the fall semester, annual tuition for full-time UD undergraduate and graduate students will increase by $366 for residents and by $920 for nonresidents. Annual rates will be $6,980 for Delawareans and $17,690 for nonresident students. “The University of Delaware offers an exceptional educational experience at a very competitive price, especially for Delaware residents," University President David P. Roselle said. “UD has consistently been ranked well for its combination of quality and cost, a fact recognized earlier this year by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, which rated the University as the 11th best value in the country for out-of-state students and the 13th best for in-state students. “At the same time, we have increased financial aid support over the last decade, thanks in part to the very successful Campaign for Delaware,” Roselle said.
Tuition and fees for the 2006-07 academic year are affected by such factors as increased energy costs, rising employee health insurance fees and salary increases, he said.
Full-time graduate tuition is the same as that for undergraduates, with the exception of those in-state students pursuing the master of business administration (MBA) degree. The new tuition rate for full-time Delaware resident MBA students will increase by $446 to $8,552.
The University of Delaware is one of the country's most popular universities, with more than 21,800 freshman applicants for the 2006-07 academic year. Applicants for the incoming class came from 36 states, the District of Columbia and 14 foreign countries.
Last fall, Princeton Review selected UD as one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education in its book The Best 361 Colleges, which listed only about 15 percent of the four-year colleges in America. UD's profile in the book included praise from students in the area of academics, undergraduate research, study-abroad programs and extracurricular activities. U.S. News and World Report's 2006 “America's Best Colleges” issue ranked UD 26th among the nation's top public universities and 66th among all national universities, both public and private. At its semiannual meeting in May, the University's Board of Trustees approved average increases of 4.5 percent for dining rates and 10.5 percent for residence hall rates, also effective in the fall. |
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