Some Massachusetts colleges will now cost more than $100,000 a year
For the first time in Massachusetts, the total cost for one year at college will exceed $100,000 at several schools.
Starting this fall, Wellesley College will charge $100,541 for undergraduates for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Wellesley College
According to its website, the bill at the private, all women's school includes tuition, housing, meals, a student activity fee, books, personal expenses, travel and health insurance.
As reported in the Boston Business Journal, this price tag puts the undergraduate program ahead of Harvard's and on top of several other universities set to charge more than $90,000 a year.
Wellesley College reported their average annual grant to be $59,000 per student. Other institutions report similar statistics with most students receiving some financial assistance.
Graduate schools above $100,000 a year
Total costs at four graduate schools in the Boston area will also be more than $100,000 a year next fall.
Harvard Law School's total costs will be $121,250. Boston University's School of Medicine will charge up to $106,647. For some day students at Suffolk University Law School, the "total cost of attendance" will be $105,798.
Tufts University will start charging international graduate students $100,682 next year.
"I think it's a robbery," said Tufts University undergraduate student Danielle Anderson. "College should be free."
"I think that's kind of ridiculous to pay that much per year," said Tufts graduate student Sarah Neubecker. "Student loans are a big deal, and the cost of grad school is a lot. So, I definitely weighed that as my number one or two factor when deciding between grad programs."
"I think it was one of the biggest factors, honestly," said Tufts undergrad student Josh Lamouth on the impact the cost of college has on what school he chose to attend.
"It's obviously a huge barrier to entry for people who want to pursue a higher education. It's a big problem for that. I hope it goes down at some point because it's only been going up in the past 20 or 30 years."
