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Tuition and mandated fees, Room and Board and other educational costs at Penn since 1900:
1970-1979

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 2003, with annual updates

YEAR	TUITION AND FEES, BY SCHOOL	OTHER EXPENSES *
1970	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $2,350 General Fee: $200 Education: Tuition: $2,350 General Fee: $200 Fine Arts: Tuition: $2,350 General Fee: $200 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $2,350 General Fee: $200 Law: Tuition: $2,350 General Fee: $200 Medicine: Tuition: $2,350 General Fee: $200 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $2,550 General Fee: $200 Social Work: Tuition: $2,350 General Fee: $200 Annenberg School: Tuition: $2,350 General Fee: $200	Room and Board: $1,250 Books and Equipment: $150 Personal Expenses: $450
1971	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300 Education: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300 Fine Arts: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300 Law: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300 Medicine: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300 Social Work: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300 Annenberg School: Tuition: $2,450 General Fee: $300	Room and Board: $1,250 Books and Equipment: $150 Personal Expenses: $550
1972	Undergraduate Schools: 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) Combined Tuition and General Fee: $3000* *The minutes of the Trustees (March 10, 1972) do not note the individual tuition and general fee amounts that contribute to this $3000 total. Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300 Education: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300 Fine Arts: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300 Law: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300 Medicine: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300 Social Work: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300 Annenberg School: Tuition: $2,750 General Fee: $300	Room and Board: $1,350 Books and Equipment: $150 Personal Expenses: $550
1973	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $2,900 General Fee: $150 Education: Tuition: $3,100 General Fee: $150 Fine Arts: Tuition: $3,050 General Fee: $150 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $2,900 General Fee: $150 Law: Tuition: $3,050 General Fee: $150 Medicine: Tuition: $2,900 General Fee: $150 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $3,900 General Fee: $160 Social Work: Tuition: $3,050 General Fee: $150 Annenberg School: Tuition: $3,100 General Fee: $150	Room and Board: $1,535 Books and Equipment: $150 Personal Expenses: $500
1974	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $3,100 General Fee: $160 Education: Tuition: $3,350 General Fee: $180 Fine Arts: Tuition: $3,100 General Fee: $160 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $3,150 General Fee: $160 Law: Tuition: $3,250 General Fee: $180 Medicine: Tuition: $3,100 General Fee: $160 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $3,100 General Fee: $160 Social Work: Tuition: $3,300 General Fee: $180 Annenberg School: Tuition: $3,350 General Fee: $180	Room and Board: $1,700 Books and Equipment: $150 Personal Expenses: $550
1975	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $3,710 General Fee: $190 Education: Tuition: $3,710 General Fee: $190 Fine Arts: Tuition: $3,750 General Fee: $190 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $4,560 General Fee: $190 Law: Tuition: $3,660 General Fee: $190 Medicine: Tuition: $4,310 General Fee: $190 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $4,200 General Fee: $190 Social Work: Tuition: $3,710 General Fee: $190 Annenberg School: Tuition: $3,710 General Fee: $190	Room and Board: $1,960 Books and Equipment: $150 Personal Expenses: $550
1976	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $4,050 General Fee: $280 Education: Tuition: $3,920 General Fee: $280 Fine Arts: Tuition: $4,050 General Fee: $280 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $5,500 General Fee: $215 Law: Tuition: $3,935 General Fee: $215 Medicine: Tuition: $4,785 General Fee: $215 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $5,535 General Fee: $215 Social Work: Tuition: $4,050 General Fee: $280 Annenberg School: Tuition: $4,050 General Fee: $280	Room (1 bedroom with living room and kitchen in a University dormitory): $1324; Board (15 meals per week): $890
1977	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $4,395 General Fee: $280 Education: Tuition: $4,395 General Fee: $280 Fine Arts: Tuition: $4,395 General Fee: $280 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $5,775 General Fee: $215 Law: Tuition: $4,460 General Fee: $215 Medicine: Tuition: $5,785 General Fee: $215 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $6,285 General Fee: $215 Social Work: Tuition: $4,395 General Fee: $280 Annenberg School: Tuition: $4,395 General Fee: $280	Room and Board: $2,350
1978	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $4,770 General Fee: $305 Education: Tuition: $4,770 General Fee: $305 Fine Arts: Tuition: $4,770 General Fee: $305 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): Dental Medicine: Tuition: $5,785 General Fee: $235 Law: Tuition: $4,840 General Fee: $235 Medicine: Tuition: $5,785 General Fee: $235 Veterinary Medicine: Tuition: $6,285 General Fee: $235 Social Work: Tuition: $4,770 General Fee: $305 Annenberg School: Tuition: $4,770 General Fee: $305	Room and Board: $2,475
1979	Undergraduate Schools: 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 Full-Time Graduate Groups (Ph.D.): Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Tuition: $5,195 General Fee: $350 Education: Tuition: $5,195 General Fee: $350 Fine Arts: Tuition: $5,195 General Fee: $350 Full-Time Graduate Groups/Professional Schools and Programs (selected non-Ph.D. programs): 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." 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: Tuition: $7,375 General Fee: $270 Veterinary Medicine Tuition and Fees: $7,900 Social Work: Tuition: $5,195 General Fee: $350 Annenberg School: Tuition: $5,195 General Fee: $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).

Description of financial obligations from the 1914-1915 University Catalog
From the 1914-1915 University Catalog