November 10, 2005 | Read Time: 1 minute
Yale University has received a $100-million unrestricted gift for its School of Music.
Thomas C. Duffy, Yale School of Music’s acting dean, said he couldn’t reveal the donor’s identity, and would not disclose if the money was from one donor or from several.
He said the gift would allow the school to permanently stop charging tuition to its students.
“Let’s face it,” Mr. Duffy said, “Yale is expensive and there are talented students all across the country who would never think of applying here because of the expense, so nowwe’ve removed a barrier, and that’s just stunning.”
Tuition at the school is now $23,750 a year, but students usually end up spending a total of $34,000 a year, when housing, books, and other expenses are figured in, said Mr. Duffy. Starting next fall, however, new students, as well as those who are in their second or third years, will not have to pay any tuition at all. They will continue to pay their own living expenses and other fees.
Mr. Duffy said some of the gift would be used for additional programs in the music school, but he said the institution had not yet decided what new efforts would be started.
