18 Feb HU Announces Next Year’s Tuition Costs

Huntington University’s annual tuition is nearly $5,000 below the national average, and the modest increase approved for next year will help keep Huntington among the region’s best values.

The Board of Trustees approved a moderate increase of 3.9 percent for tuition and fees for the 2011-12 school year. That comes to $22,710, with $500 in fees and $7680 for room and board costs. According to College Board, the average tuition rate for a private college education in 2010 was $27,293.

Approximately 90 percent of Huntington University students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, or work-study assistance.

Huntington University was ranked fifth in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category for best-value colleges in the Midwest in the 2011 version of the guide to America’s Best Colleges published by U.S. News & World Report. Among independent colleges in Indiana, Huntington ranked 10th out of 31 schools for the lowest tuition rates in 2010.

For the 2010-11 school year, tuition was $21,850 while fees were $480 and room and board was $7,430.