The Stanford University Board of Trustees last month agreed to a 3.9 per cent increase in tuition fee for MBA students attending the university's graduate school of business. This would translate to the two-year programme costing $200,000. In the past five years, tuition fee at B-schools has gone up significantly. A study by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, which accredits B-schools worldwide) suggests: (Click on graphics)