College Pricing and Student Aid
Oct. 25, 2011
New College Board Trends Reports: Price of College Continues to Rise Nationally, with Dramatic Differences in Pricing Policies from State to State
Trends in College Pricing
Increases in college prices for the 2011-12 academic year reflect the continued impact of a weakened economy as well as state funding that has not kept pace with the growth in college enrollments. For the fifth consecutive year, the percentage increase in average tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities was higher than the percentage increase at private nonprofit four-year colleges. While national data provide an important snapshot of overall college prices, this year’s data also reveal substantial state-to-state pricing variations underlying the national averages.
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Education Pays 2010
Education Pays presents detailed evidence of both individual and societal benefits of higher education. It also sheds light on the distribution of these benefits by examining both the increases and the persistent disparities in college participation and completion.
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Other Reports
Other reports in the higher education series analyze other aspects of the financial issues facing families and the higher education community.
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