Penn's cost of attendance will exceed $70,000 next year — a 3.8 percent increase - Giovanna Paz and Madeleine Lamon, Daily Pennsylvanian

Penn's Board of Trustees announced a resolution to increase undergraduate cost of attendance tuition by 3.8 percent for the upcoming academic year, exceeding $70,000 in costs for the first time. The total cost of attendance would also grow by 3.8 percent, from $68,600 for the 2017-2018 academic year to $71,200 for the 2018-2019 academic year, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer MaryFrances McCourt announced Wednesday. http://www.thedp.com/article/2018/03/university-penn-president-amy-gutmann-wendell-pritchett-budget-board-trustees-tuition-increase-financial-aid