Lindenwood University Tuition, Room and Board to Increase in Fall 2012

Tuition, room and board costs and fees for undergraduate students at Lindenwood University will increase 3.8 percent next fall, according to a release from the school.

Undergraduate students who live on campus will pay $22,180 starting in fall 2012, as compared to $21,360 in 2011. 

The students in the evening program, LCIE, will pay 4.3 percent more in tuition starting in summer 2012. A nine-hour cluster of undergraduate courses will cost $3,060 and a nine-hour cluster of graduate courses will cost $3,708. 

Lindenwood President James D. Evans said the increase is necessary because of rising costs of operation. He stressed that the school works hard to keep increases at a minimum.  

In 2011-12, the average increase for tuition and room and board at private nonprofit colleges and universities was 4.5 percent, according to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. 

Tuition, room and board rates, fees for Lindenwood University undergraduate students who live on campus

An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified which costs would increase next year. Patch regrets the error.