Harvard Divinity School will increase its tuition next year. Dean Krister Stendah! yesterday announced a rise from $1300 to $1700 in the cost of a year's education.

This is the first tuition hike in two years at the Divinity School.

Others Up

Four other schools have announced tuition rises in January. The cost of a year at the College and at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will jump $200 to $2800, and the Business School will charge $3400, a $600 increase.

In a little-publicized action several weeks ago the Corporation approved tuition charges of $2800 for full-time students at the Graduate School of Education. This represents an increase of $200.

On the Other Hand

Countering the tuition-jump trend, three other schools do not anticipate raising fees next year. While the budget for the Law School is not due until early next month, the School's Financial Aid Office does not expect an increase from the present $2100.

Richard J. Olendzki, associate dean of the Medical School, also anticipates no increase from the current tuition of $2300 per year.

Although room rents in the Divinity School will also be raised next year, there will be no increase in the financial aid budget. Stendahl said the school is now considering ways to distribute its financial aid resources most equitably.