Harvard College tuition will rise 3.5 percent to $32,557 for the academic year 2008-09, and need-based scholarship aid will grow by 21.4 percent to $125 million. The total package (tuition, plus room, board, and student services fee) will be $47,215, a 3.5 percent increase over last year, among the smallest in the last decade. More than two-thirds of the Harvard entering class typically receives financial aid (including scholarships, loans, and jobs), with more than 50 percent qualifying for need-based scholarship assistance. For the upcoming year, the estimated average total aid package of close to $40,000 will reduce the average cost (including nonbilled personal expenses of approximately $3,000) to an estimated $10,500 for those families receiving financial aid. Need-based scholarship aid for undergraduates at Harvard has increased by 143 percent over the past decade, while the total package has risen by roughly 50 percent, reinforcing Harvard’s commitment to affordable education.