high school girl doesn't get to be valedictorian

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by srmom

The tuition rate for UT is around $9000 a year for instate, but what they fail to mention is that the cost of living is pretty darn high in Austin - my son is living in a 12 bedroom duplex (6 baths) with a bunch of his pledge brothers next year (I know, it's insane, but what's a mom to do) and the cost of that one stupid room is $795 a month, not including his share of utilities...

College costs are getting astronomical - so for you young parents out there - Start saving your pennies

That's about what I paid each month to live in the dorm at my school, which included sharing the room with a roommate.

The cost of public higher ed. varies greatly from state to state (yearly tuition):

- University of Michigan's tuition varies even according to major, which is interesting and unusual I think. But from the looks of it, 2007 tuition there for in-state averaged around $5,500 (out of state around $16,000),
- University of Washington $6,300 in state; $22,000 out of state
- University of Texas $9,200 in-state full time business undergrad (again it varies according to major); $20,000 out of state
- Ole Miss $5,100 for in-state; $7,300 out of state
- UCLA $5,800 in-state; $25,000 out of state
- Florida State $3,700 in state; $18,000 out of state

Ole Miss looks like a bargain for out-of-staters.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by AGDee

See, now our main state schools are VERY expensive. At one time, U of Michigan was the most expensive public university in the nation. They are not affordable AT ALL. All the schools are insanely expensive now.

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

University of Michigan's tuition varies even according to major, which is interesting and unusual I think. But from the looks of it, 2007 tuition there for in-state averaged around $5,500 (out of state around $16,000)

I always heard that about Michigan too. Just curious, Peppy, where did you get your numbers? The numbers I found were much more in line with this: http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/colle...ollege_id=9263 that says instate tuition is more like around 10 grand (and that's not including any room and board -- if your in-state kid wants to live (and eat) on campus, it looks like it could run you $18-19K, minimum)

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I always heard that about Michigan too. Just curious, Peppy, where did you get your numbers? The numbers I found were much more in line with this: http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/colle...ollege_id=9263 that says instate tuition is more like around 10 grand (and that's not including any room and board -- if your in-state kid wants to live (and eat) on campus, it looks like it could run you $18-19K, minimum)

I got the numbers directly from each school's Web site. For Michigan, the site said it was for a traditional 9-month schedule...no indication it was for just one semester. But it would make sense if the number should be double, because my bf is always telling me how expensive Michigan was for a public school.

Also, as I noted, these costs were just tuition, not meant to be comprehensive costs.