Tuition Raised $270

The College has announced increases in its comprehensive tuition charge and its room and board rates, effective in September, in order to meet the continuing rising costs confronting institutions of higher education.

For the 1971-72 academic year, tuition at Dartmouth will be increased by $270, to $2820; board charges for upperclassmen by $5O, to $790; and the average annual room rate by $35, to $535. The total of the three basic costs of tuition, room and board for the next academic year will average $4145 and will be comparable to the charges of those private colleges with which Dartmouth is traditionally associated, most of which also have announced or are expected to announce increased rates. As in previous years, the new tuition fee covers health service charges and other fees often billed separately at other colleges.

These increases will also be applicable to students in Dartmouth's three graduate professional schools and to those in the graduate programs of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. At the Medical School, fees for those students enrolled in the new three-year M.D. program will reflect proportionately their longer 11-month school year.

The increases were approved by the Board of Trustees at their January meeting in a decision described as "dictated by necessity" to maintain Dartmouth's excellence. In a letter to students and their parents, President Kemeny explained that "when the costs of all items are increasing at an extraordinary rate and when several of the College's sources of income are either remaining stable or decreasing, Dartmouth has no choice but to join its sister institutions in increasing its fees."

He stressed that Dartmouth's financial aid policy will continue to make it possible for students with financial need to meet the burden of the increased charges, but he pointed out that a larger portion of that increased financial aid than in the past would have to be in the form of "self-help," such as jobs and loans.