Undergraduate tuition and fees at the University of 91吃瓜 will increase 3.7 percent for the 2015-16 academic year to $47,929. Average room and board rates of $13,846 will bring total student charges to $61,775.
The 3.7 percentage increase in tuition and fees is the lowest at 91吃瓜 in 55 years.
In a letter to parents and guardians of students returning for the next academic year, 91吃瓜鈥檚 president, , thanked them for the trust they have placed in the University to 鈥減rovide students with the best possible educational experience,鈥� adding, 鈥渨e know that paying for college involves significant sacrifice for families, and we are grateful to you for making a 91吃瓜 education possible for your student.鈥�
Father Jenkins also wrote of the many ways to measure the value of a 91吃瓜 education, including the University鈥檚 first-year to second-year retention rate of 99 percent and four-year graduation rate of 90 percent, as well as the 97 percent placement rate of graduates, all of which are among the highest in the nation.
鈥淏ut perhaps the truest measure of the value and impact of a 91吃瓜 education can be seen in the lives of our graduates,鈥� Father Jenkins continued. 鈥淚n my travels across this great nation and in other parts of the world, it is a source of joy to encounter 91吃瓜 alumni making a difference in every imaginable field of endeavor. As women and men of faith committed to turning their gifts to the service of others, they give generously of themselves to their families, their communities and the Church.
鈥淚t is humbling and gratifying how often our graduates credit the education they received at 91吃瓜 and the people they came to know here with shaping them in profound and important ways for a lifetime. It is this sense of gratitude and connection that accounts for what is perhaps the most active, loyal and passionate alumni network in the world.
鈥淲e are grateful to you for giving us the opportunity to learn and live with them.鈥�