June 1, 2001

Tuition Edges Upward at Private Colleges

By ANDREW BROWNSTEIN

Few patterns emerge -- except that few institutions will forgo increases

With much fanfare, Williams College announced last year that for the first time in half a century, it would not raise tuition. The move prompted speculation that other wealthy colleges would follow suit, and that an elite education might prove slightly less a burden on a family's bank account.

That didn't happen. While the presidents of elite colleges watched to see if any of their

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