March 1998
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Board of Trustees Cut Tuition, Freeze Fees The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees, during its Feb. 4 meeting at UMass Boston, gave final approval to a plan that will cut undergraduate tuition for UMass Boston students by $100.
"To be able to bring about a third consecutive decrease is a formidable achievement and a credit to each of our five chancellors and their management teams," President William M. Bulger said.
Under the plan, tuition will be cut five percent and mandatory fees will be frozen for the school year beginning in September. Annual tuition and fees will be $4,192 at UMass Boston, $5,229 at Amherst, $4,171 at Darmouth and $4,337 at Lowell.
This is the third consecutive year that tuition and fees have been reduced at the University of Massachusetts. During that time, tuition and fees have been cut a total of $208 at UMass Boston.
"For the last several years, the University Trustees have had a policy that tuition and fees can only go up at the rate of inflation or less. This policy has helped bring down costs down. I am very pleased that we can again take steps to hold costs down for the benefit of our students," said Chancellor Sherry Penney.
The average four-year college/university tuition and fee charge increased five percent nationwide this year.