| Year | Undergraduate Schools | Graduate
and Professional Schools | Estimated "Accomodations
and Expenses" (*) |
| 1970 | College, College of Liberal Arts for Women,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $2,350;
General Fee: $200 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $2,350, plus
the General Fee of $200
Education: $2,350, plus the General Fee of
$200
Fine Arts: $2,350, plus the General Fee of $200
Law:
$2,350, plus the General Fee of $200
Medicine: $2,350, plus the General
Fee of $200
Dental Medicine: $2,350, plus the General Fee of $200
Veterinary Medicine: $2,550, plus the General Fee of $200
Social
Work: $2,350, plus the General Fee of $200
Annenberg School: $2,350
plus the General Fee of $200 | Room and Board: $1,250; Books and Equipment:
$150; Personal Expenses: $450 | | 1971 | College,
College of Liberal Arts for Women, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS),
the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions
(SAMP): Tuition: $2,450; General Fee: $300 | Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences: $2,450, plus the General Fee of $300
Education:
$2,450, plus the General Fee of $300
Fine Arts: $2,450, plus the General
Fee of $300
Law: $2,450, plus the General Fee of $300
Medicine:
$2,450, plus the General Fee of $300
Dental Medicine: $2,450, plus
the General Fee of $300
Veterinary Medicine: $2,450, plus the General
Fee of $300
Social Work: $2,450, plus the General Fee of $300
Annenberg School: $2,450 plus the General Fee of $300 | Room
and Board: $1,250; Books and Equipment: $150; Personal Expenses: $550 |
| 1972 | Tuition: $2,700; General Fee: $300 |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $2,750, plus the General Fee of $300
Education: $2,750, plus the General Fee of $300
Fine Arts:
$2,750, plus the General Fee of $300
Law: $2,750, plus the General
Fee of $300
Medicine: $2,750, plus the General Fee of $300
Dental
Medicine: $2,750, plus the General Fee of $300
Veterinary Medicine:
$2,750, plus the General Fee of $300
Social Work: $2,750, plus the
General Fee of $300
Annenberg School: $2,750 plus the General Fee
of $300 | Room and Board: $1,350; Books and Equipment: $150; Personal
Expenses: $550 | | 1973 | College, College
of Liberal Arts for Women, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the
Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions
(SAMP): Tuition: $2,850; General Fee: $315 | Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences: $2,900, plus the General Fee of $150
Education: $3,100,
plus the General Fee of $150
Fine Arts: $3,050, plus the General Fee
of $150
Law: $3,050 plus the General Fee of $150
Medicine:
$2,900, plus the General Fee of $150
Dental Medicine: $2,900, plus
the General Fee of $150
Veterinary Medicine: $3,900, plus the General
Fee of $160
Social Work: $3,050 plus a General Fee of $150
Annenberg
School: $3,100 plus the General Fee of $150 | Room and Board: $1,535;
Books and Equipment: $150; Personal Expenses: $500 | | 1974 | College,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $3,100;
General Fee: $350 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $3,100, plus
the General Fee of $160
Education: $3,350, plus the General Fee of
$180
Fine Arts: $3,100, plus the General Fee of $160
Law:
$3,250 plus the General Fee of $180
Medicine: $3,100, plus the General
Fee of $160
Dental Medicine: $3,150, plus the General Fee of $160
Veterinary Medicine: $3,100, plus the General Fee of $160
Social
Work: $3,300 plus the General Fee of $180
Annenberg School: $3,350
plus the General Fee of $180 | Room and Board: $1,700; Books and Equipment:
$150; Personal Expenses: $550 | | 1975 | College,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $3,430;
General Fee: $360 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $3,710, plus
the General Fee of $190
Education: $3,710, plus the General Fee of
$190
Fine Arts: $3,750, plus the General Fee of $190
Law:
$3,660, plus the General Fee of $190
Medicine: $4,310, plus the General
Fee of $190
Dental Medicine: $4,560, plus the General Fee of $190
Veterinary Medicine: $4,200, plus the General Fee of $190
Social
Work: $3,710 plus the General Fee of $190
Annenberg School: $3,710,
plus the General Fee of $190 | Room and Board: $1,960; Books and Equipment:
$150; Personal Expenses: $550 | | 1976 | College,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $3,755;
General Fee: $370 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences:
$4,050, plus the General Fee of $280
Education: $3,920, plus the General
Fee of $280
Fine Arts: $4,050, plus the General Fee of $280
Law:
$3,935, plus the General Fee of $215
Medicine: $4,785, plus the General
Fee of $215
Dental Medicine: $5,500, plus the General Fee of $215
Veterinary Medicine: $5,535, plus the General Fee of $215
Social
Work: $4,050, plus the General Fee of $280
Annenberg School: $4,050,
plus the General Fee of $280 | Room (1 bedroom with living
room and kitchen in a University dormitory): $1324; Board (15 meals per week):
$890 | | 1977 | College, School of Engineering
and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the
School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $4,080; General Fee: $370 |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $4,395, plus the General Fee of $280
Education: $4,395, plus the General Fee of $280
Fine Arts:
$4,395, plus the General Fee of $280
Law: $4,460, plus the General
Fee of $215
Medicine: $5,785, plus the General Fee of $215
Dental
Medicine: $5,775, plus the General Fee of $215
Veterinary Medicine:
$6,285, plus the General Fee of $215
Social Work: $4,395, plus the
General Fee of $280
Annenberg School: $4,395, plus the General Fee
of $280 | Room and Board: $2,350 | | 1978 | College,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, the School
of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP): Tuition: $4,420;
General Fee: $405 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: $4,770, plus
the General Fee of $305
Education: $4,770, plus the General Fee of
$305
Fine Arts: $4,770, plus the General Fee of $305
Law:
$4,840, plus the General Fee of $235
Medicine: $5,785, plus the General
Fee of $235
Dental Medicine: $5,785, plus the General Fee of $235
Veterinary Medicine: $6,285, plus the General Fee of $235
Social
Work: $4,770, plus the General Fee of $305
Annenberg School: $4,770,
plus the General Fee of $305 | Room and Board: $2,475 |
| 1979 | College, School of Engineering and Applied Science
(SEAS), the Wharton School, the School of Nursing, and the School of Allied Medical
Professions (SAMP): Tuition and General Fee: $5,270 | Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences: $5,195, plus the General Fee of $350
Education:
$5,195, plus the General Fee of $350
Fine Arts: $5,195, plus the General
Fee of $350
Law: The Trustees resolved that the tuition and fees for
the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences were to serve "as a floor for all
professional tuition and fees."
Medicine: $7,375, plus the General
Fee of $270
Dental Medicine: The Trustees resolved that tuition "be
increased to reflect the budget requirement now being developed in [this school]
and [this tuition] ...be determined administratively and announced" and that
the tuition and fees for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences were to serve
"as a floor for all professional tuition and fees."
Veterinary
Medicine: Tuition and Fees: $7,900
Social Work: $5,195, plus the General
Fee of $350
Annenberg School: $5,195, plus the General Fee of $350 | Room:
$1,094-$1,810; Board (15 meals per week): $1,050 | Notes: *
Undergraduate expenses only Sources: 1970:
Minutes of the Trustees for 16 January 1970 and University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin: Undergraduate Courses of Study for 1970-1971, at p. 309; University
of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1971-1972, at p. 83. 1971:
Minutes of the Trustees for 15 January 1971; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin:
Undergraduate Programs, 1972-1973, at p. 83; University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin: School of Veterinary Medicine, 1971-1973, at p. 20. 1972:
University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1973-1974, at
p. 52; Minutes of the Trustees for 10 March 1972. 1973:
University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs, 1974-1975, at
p. 22; Minutes of the Trustees for 9 March 1973; University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin, issued 1972-1973, passim. 1974: University
of Pennsylvania Bulletin: the Campus and the Community, 1974-1975, at p.
43; Minutes of the Trustees for 15 March 1974; University of Pennsylvania
Bulletin, issued 1973-1974, passim.
1975: University
of Pennsylvania Bulletin, issued 1974-1975, passim; Minutes of the Trustees
for 12 April 1976; University of Pennsylvania Information for Matriculants
in September, 1975. 1976: Minutes of the Trustees
for 12 April 1976; Intro to Penn for 1976-1977 [student guide],
at p. 52, 68. 1977: Minutes of the Trustees for 10
March 1977; Intro to Penn for 1977-1978 [student guide], at p. 83;
Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin, 16 April 1978, 3. 1978: Minutes
of the Trustees for 16 March 1978; Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin, 16 April
1978, 3. 1979: Minutes of the Trustees for 8 March
1979; University of Pennsylvania Bulletin, issued 1979-1980, passim;
University of Pennsylvania Bulletin: School of Veterinary Medicine for 1981, at
p. 27; Daily Pennsylvanian, 4 March 1980, 1; "University of Pennsylvania
Dining Services: A Historical Perspective" [c. 1995] in "Dining Service,"
Information Files, University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center. For
a historical commodity price index see www.westegg.com/inflation/
and John J. McCusker, How Much Is That In Real Money? (Worcester: American
Antiquarian Society, 2001).
Compiled
by Mark Frazier Lloyd, Director of the University Archives and Records Center
with the assistance of Nicholas G.
Heavens, University Archives Summer Research Fellow
Published: July 2003 More
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