Cost of higher education constantly on the rise
Donna O'Neill
Issue date: 11/12/08 Section: News
Deciding to go to UMD can be an easy choice for some students, while others made their decisions based on multiple factors and chose to go to school here because it was in the right price range.
"I've always really liked Duluth. It was far enough away from my home but not too far," said junior Shawna Longrie. "UMD was affordable for me, and I got really amazing financial aid."
According to the UMD Registrar Web site, to attend one semester in the 2008-2009 school year, Minnesota residents pay $4,115 in tuition for 13 or more credits and $5,115 for non-residents.
Just 10 years ago, resident students attending UMD for the 1998-1999 school year paid as little as $1,110 for 13 credits and $3,275 for non-residents, according to the UMD Web site.
Figuring out how to pay for college tuition, housing and extra fees can be stressful for students. Most students hold part-time or even full-time jobs to help cover the costs.
"Money causes me a lot of stress. I work almost full time at my job, which leaves me very little time to actually do my homework," Longrie said. "It's very frustrating because I don't really have a choice. I need to work in order to pay for college and necessities, but I've noticed my school work is kind of suffering because of it."
Like Longrie, students may also find other ways to try and conserve their money and keep the costs of school at bay.
"I don't make much at my job so I generally only buy things that aren't name brand," Longrie said. "I buy whatever is cheaper; I'm a huge price shopper. I generally don't buy things I don't need either."
But has college always been this stressful for students? Has money always been one of the deciding factors?
For UMD linguistics professor Michael Linn, money was not an issue when he got his B.A. in chemistry in 1960 from the University of Montana Missoula.
"Money wasn't a problem," Linn said. "If you wanted to go to Harvard, you could afford to go to Harvard. You just had to get accepted."
"I've always really liked Duluth. It was far enough away from my home but not too far," said junior Shawna Longrie. "UMD was affordable for me, and I got really amazing financial aid."
According to the UMD Registrar Web site, to attend one semester in the 2008-2009 school year, Minnesota residents pay $4,115 in tuition for 13 or more credits and $5,115 for non-residents.
Just 10 years ago, resident students attending UMD for the 1998-1999 school year paid as little as $1,110 for 13 credits and $3,275 for non-residents, according to the UMD Web site.
Figuring out how to pay for college tuition, housing and extra fees can be stressful for students. Most students hold part-time or even full-time jobs to help cover the costs.
"Money causes me a lot of stress. I work almost full time at my job, which leaves me very little time to actually do my homework," Longrie said. "It's very frustrating because I don't really have a choice. I need to work in order to pay for college and necessities, but I've noticed my school work is kind of suffering because of it."
Like Longrie, students may also find other ways to try and conserve their money and keep the costs of school at bay.
"I don't make much at my job so I generally only buy things that aren't name brand," Longrie said. "I buy whatever is cheaper; I'm a huge price shopper. I generally don't buy things I don't need either."
But has college always been this stressful for students? Has money always been one of the deciding factors?
For UMD linguistics professor Michael Linn, money was not an issue when he got his B.A. in chemistry in 1960 from the University of Montana Missoula.
"Money wasn't a problem," Linn said. "If you wanted to go to Harvard, you could afford to go to Harvard. You just had to get accepted."
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