Tuition for most undergraduates at the University of Rochester will increase by 5.3 percent in the 2002-03 academic year. The overall term bill, including tuition, room, and board, will increase 4.9 percent for the average student.

In the College and School of Nursing, undergraduate tuition will be $25,430. Room and board charges vary by student, but the projected average cost is expected to be $7,689.

Tuition for Eastman School of Music students will increase 4.2 percent, to $22,800; for medical students at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, 4.1 percent, to $30,300; for students at the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, 7.1 percent, to $30,300; and for students at the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, 5.3 percent, to $25,430.