FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s the season for blowout holiday sales. That thing you’ve been eyeing all year, the one that skyrocketing inflation made just a little too pricey to justify, is probably now a steal.
If only that were the case about college tuition. Instead, that just continues to rise. And Fort Worth’s own Texas Christian University seems to be leading the pack.
As multiple news sites, including the Star-Telegram have recently noted, during the next academic year, TCU’s tuition is set to rise a whopping 7.9%. That’s an additional $4,500 year over year, for a grand total of $61,643.
Harvard costs only a measly $56,249 in comparison. After the $50k mark, what’s a couple thousand more, really?
Mind you, that’s just tuition; it doesn’t include food, housing, books or the countless other fees and expenses (which TCU estimates will cost another $20k) that accrue during college.