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1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000-2010 | 2011-2019

1920s

1923-1924: $50.00 per semester
1924-1925: $75.00 per semester
1925-1926: $75.00 per semester
1927-1928: $75.00 per semester
1929-1930: $75.00 per semester

1930s

1930-1931: $75.00 per semester
1931-1932: $75.00 per semester
1932-1933: $75.00 per semester
1933-1934: $75.00 per semester
1934-1935: $100.00 per semester
1935-1936: $100.00 per semester
1936-1937: $100.00 per semester
1937-1938: $100.00 per semester
1938-1939: $100.00 per semester
1939-1940: $100.00 per semester

1940s

1940-1941: $200 for the year
1941-1942: $200 for the year
1942-1943: $200 for the year
1943-1944: $200 for the year
1944-1945: $200 for the year
1945-1946: $200 for the year
1946-1947: $200 for the year
1947-1948: $300 for the year
1948-1949: $300 for the year
1949-1950: $300 for the year

1950s

1950-1951: $300 for the year
1951-1952: $300 for the year
1952-1953: $300 for the year
1953-1955: $200 per semester
1955-1957: $200 per semester
1957-1959: $250 per semester
1959-1961: $300 per semester

1960s

1961-1962: $360.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1963-1964: $500.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1965-1966, 1966-1967: $1,120.00 per year; $35.00 per credit hour
1967-1968, 1968-1969: $1,280.00 per year; $40.00 per credit hour
1969-1970: $50.00 per credit hour

1970s

1970-1971: $50.00 per credit hour
1971-1972: $60.00 per credit hour
1972-1973: $1,100.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1973-1974: $1,100.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1974-1975: $1,200.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1975-1976: $1,200.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1976-1977: $1,325.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1977-1978: $1,300.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1978-1979: $1,400.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1979-1980: $1,525.00 per semester (for full-time students)

1980s

1980-1981: $1,650.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1981-1982: $1,800.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1982-1983: $1,950.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1983-1984: $2,100.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1984-1986: $2,275.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1986-1988: $2,550.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1988-1989: $2,900.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1989-1990: $3,130.00 per semester (for full-time students)

1990s

1990-1991: $3,350.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1991-1992: $3,650.00 per semester (for full-time students)
1992-1993: $4,000.00 per semester (for full-time non-new conservatory students)
1993-1994: $4,280.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
1994-1995: $4,580.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
1995-1996: $4,855.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
1996-1997: $5,146.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
1997-1998: $5,430.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
1998-1999: $5,730.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
1999-2000: $6,075.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)

2000-2010

2000-2001: $6,440.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
2001-2002: $6,860.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
2002-2003: $7,300.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
2003-2004: $7,740.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
2004-2005: $8,125.00 per semester (for full-time non-conservatory students)
2005-2006: $17,210 (per academic year)(flat fee non-Conservatory) ¹
2006-2007: $18,240 (per academic year)(flat fee non-Conservatory) ¹
2007-2008: $19,330 (per academic year)(flat fee non-Conservatory) ¹
2008-2009: $20,440 (per academic year)(flat fee non-Conservatory) ¹
2009-2010: $21,056 (per academic year)(flat fee non-Conservatory) ¹

2011-2019

2011-2012: $22,340 (per academic year) (non-Conservatory)

Sources

Unless otherwise noted, tuition rates were taken from the undergraduate course catalog.
¹Source: Sum & Substance 2009

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