Barnard tuition to increase 4.5 percent for upcoming academic year FacebookTwitterEmailMore Article Image ATHENA CHIN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The college also confirmed a new flat rate for housing of $10,435, which is slightly more than the average cost for housing this year. - AINSLEY BANDROWSKI, Columbia Spectator

Barnard College will charge $53,252 in tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year, according to an email sent to students Thursday morning by Chief Operating Officer Rob Goldberg and Dean of the College Avis Hinkson. Tuition at Barnard—which rose 25 percent between 2010 and 2017—remains the college’s main source of revenue, accounting for nearly 80 percent of the college’s operating budget. Including the comprehensive fee—which students pay for services like access to Dodge Fitness Center and Student Health Services—the 2017-2018 tuition and fees will be $55,032, up from this year’s cost of $52,662. In an interview with Spectator, Chief Operating Officer Robert Goldberg said that the college worked to keep the rise in tuition in line with last year’s increase. https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2018/05/03/barnard-tuition-to-increase-45-percent-for-upcoming-academic-year/