Show Me the Money!

“Common themes [for private universities] are that it took much more money and more creativity to fill classes this year than in the past. Merit and need-based aid were up at many institutions. Discount rates -- the percentage off published costs that students actually pay -- are also up. In many cases, college officials say that they let spending and discount rates rise this year, and that the real challenge will be next year, because they won't be able to afford similar increases.”

Our JBU experience, from what I know of it, would seem to mirror some of these national trends.

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/11/enroll