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University of Rochester releases tuition rates for the next academic year

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The University of Rochester has released information about tuition for the upcoming school year.

Tuition for undergraduates will increase 3.7 percent to just over $51,000 for the 2017-18 academic year. Room and board will rise 3.4  percent to $15,324.

Tuition for the Eastman School of Music will also increase 3.7 percent to $51,440.

The U of R also announced that financial aid for undergrads will increase more than four percent next year to about $138 million overall.

Tuition rates are also rising at some of the university’s professional schools:

·         - School of Nursing’s three semester accelerated program: $66,250, a 4 percent increase

·         Warner Graduate School of Education: $46,081, a 3.6 percent increase

·         School of Medicine and Dentistry: $54,600, a 4.2 percent increase

The tuition at the Simon Business School will remain the same next year at $46,000

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.