Connecticut this week saw still another indication that its public higher education is overpriced. To encourage applicants the University of Connecticut and three of the four regional state universities — Southern, Western, and Eastern — waived application fees for a day. Central Connecticut State University waived the fees for two weeks.
Of course the savings to applicants was small — UConn’s application fee is $80 and the fee for the regional universities is $50 — and the universities will more than recover the loss through their tuition. The regional universities are increasing tuition by 3%.
