Student Fees to Rise by Lowest Percentage in Three Decades

By jharmon on Jan. 31, 2000, 1:47 p.m.

The Trustees of Princeton University have adopted an operating budget that increases student fees for the 2000-01 academic year by 3.3 percent, a drop from last year's 3.5 percent increase and the lowest percentage increase in more than 30 years. The $661 million budget is projected to be in balance.  

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