Scary Numbers

The Smith College Board of Trustees has approved a comprehensive fee of $48,108 for the 2008-2009 school year, reflecting an overall increase of 5.5 percent over the 2007-08 comprehensive fee. That fee includes tuition ($35,810), room and board ($12,050) and a student activities fee ($248).

Even so, the college received 3,771 first-year applications, a 13 percent increase over last year's numbers.

Source: NewsSmith