This SC college just froze tuition for the next four years for incoming freshmen

Newberry College’s Board of Trustees has frozen tuition for incoming freshmen for the next four years, the university announced Monday.

The freeze — termed “Tuition Promise” — will apply to transfer students, but will not apply to room and board costs, the school said in a release.

“The Board of Trustees is very pleased with the continued enrollment growth and the recognized strengths of our student-oriented liberal arts environment,” Robert Best, chairman of Newberry College’s Board of Trustees, said in a release. “The innovative Tuition Promise directly helps our students and their families with predictable tuition planning.”

Newberry, a private, Lutheran, liberal arts school roughly 45 miles northeast of Columbia, will charge $25,000 for tuition next school year, an increase of roughly $400, Dean of Enrollment Management Chris Harris told The State.

That means freshmen who start in the 2019-2020 school year will pay $25,000 per year for the four years they are in school, Harris said. For freshmen who begin school in the 2020-2021 school year, the tuition will likely be different from what the previous year’s freshmen paid. But whatever that amount is, the 2020-2021 freshmen will pay it for the following three years, Harris said.

As for those who are currently enrolled, they will receive a $400 scholarship to offset the increase in tuition, Harris said.

“Our goal is to provide a financial plan for these students,” Harris said.