Money Matters

At the end of February, the trustees set the 1982—83 tuition schedule at $2,730 per term, or $8,190 for a three-term academic year. That represents a 14.1 per cent increase - not as great as some, but greater than others in the Ivy League. Corresponding increases in room and board mean that next year tuition, room, and board at Dartmouth will cost $11,447. "Our expenses are inflation-driven," explained President McLaughlin, "and we have had to absorb a large portion of the cost of reduced, government funding for educational purposes. If it were not for the generous support of our alumni and friends of the College, the tuition increases would have been even higher."

The generosity of private sources has not, however, been sufficient to stave off a return to an admit/deny policy with regard to financial aid (s.ee story on page 24). The trustees reaffirmed Dartmouth's commitment to a "need-blind" admissions policy, but the president expressed doubt as to whether the College would be able to meet the entire demonstrated financial need of next year's class. "Unfortunately," he said. "there seems to be no alternative but to increase the level of the self-help component for our students and to deny scholarship aid to some entering freshmen who might otherwise have qualified for that assistance.