Higher Education: Tuition Increasing Faster Than Household Income and Public Colleges' Costs

ISBN-10: 0788141082
ISBN-13: 9780788141089
Series: Higher Education
Pages: 78
Language: English
Published: 1997-02
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Authors: Jr., Joseph J. Eglin, Charles M. Novak

Description

Paying for a college education, even at public four-year colleges & universities, now ranks as one of the most costly investments for American families. This report discusses the increase in college tuition & related fees at four-year public colleges & universities from school year 1980-95, & schools' expenditures over the same period. Also discusses variations in tuition charges among states in school year 1995-96 & initiatives that some states & colleges have undertaken to hold down tuition increases, make paying for college easier.