Housing costs rising at Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Undergraduate students living in Purdue University residences will pay an average of 5.7 percent more during the next academic year.\nThe rate increase was approved Saturday by the school's board of trustees.\nThe new room and board schedule gives undergraduate students living in university housing a variety of options, with the average cost being $6,024 per year for a double room and 15 meals per week.\nMarvis J. Boscher, executive director of university residences, said a 2 percent increase for major projects, such as the Cary Quadrangle renovation and the installation of sprinklers in all residence halls, was included in the rate hike.\nAbout 12,000 undergraduate students live in 13 traditional housing units and two apartment complexes at the university.