Redlands' tuition increase for the 2000-01 year was 3.38 percent compared to average increases of 5.2 percent at private colleges and 4.4 percent at public colleges, according to the annual College Board Tuition Survey. Redlands has kept its tuition increases below national averages for the past decade. It's important that we show them that the university also is willing to make sacrifices in keeping our budget within their means. Education costs at Redlands and universities across the country have risen higher than general inflation rates because of the competitive labor market, technology upgrades and building construction and maintenance. Redlands has offset a number of these costs through private and government resources.
Universities also provide increasing amounts of student aid.
Nationwide, financial aid rose 6.9 percent this year. All rights reserved. P.O. Box 3080, Redlands, CA 92373-0999.