According to FAS Director of Communications Sally A. Baker, Harvard does not plan to freeze tuition in the near future.
"The Dean consults widely with his senior staff and makes a proposal to the President and Fellows. The Dean considers FAS costs, trends and program enhancements being made. The President and Fellows make the decision," Baker said.
But Baker said the Capital Campaign has helped keep tuition increases low.
"The Capital Campaign was designed for other uses. The minimal increase in tuition is a result of rising operating costs. The Capital Campaign, however, did help the FAS keep increases to a minimum," Baker said.
Harvard's rate of increase ties with Yale for the lowest in the Ivy League. MIT yesterday announced that its tuition will rise by 4.2 percent this year, and Princeton's tuition will rise by a rate of 3.3 percent this year.