Rutgers University board approves tuition, fee hike in $2B budget plan - Kelly Heyboer, The Star-Ledger

This fall, the average in-state Rutgers undergraduate will pay $9,926 in tuition and $2,633 in fees — for a total of $12,559, under the plan approved by the Rutgers Board of Governors. By comparison, Rutgers students paid $6,333 in tuition and fees during the 2000-01 school year. Students who live on campus will also see a 5.1 percent rise in room and board costs this fall. When all of the tuition, fees, room and board increases are added together, the average Rutgers undergraduate living on campus will pay $23,465, or 5.4 percent more than last year.