Wisconsin's Northland College is the latest liberal arts school promising to freeze its tuition.

The Associated Press reports freshmen at Northland won't pay more than $30,450 in tuition during their years on the Ashland campus.  

Responding to the public's outcry about the cost of college, more and more schools are pledging fixed-rate tuition.

The AP reports: 

The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators says about 320 colleges and universities offered guarantees during the 2012-13 school year. The programs aren't discounts. Students sometimes pay more than standard tuition in their first two years to offset lower rates in the last two. 

In October, Lesley University in Cambridge announced plans to slash its sticker price beginning next fall. As WGBH reported, tuition cuts don't necessarily guarantee students will actually pay less. With fewer tuition dollars, schools tend to drop the amount of financial aid they give students: