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In all sectors of higher education, tuition and fees have consistently risen more rapidly than average prices in the economy. |
Sources: 1987-88 and after: Annual Survey of Colleges, the College Board, weighted by full-time undergraduate enrollment; 1986-87 and prior: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, weighted by full-time equivalent enrollment.
Download Excel for this table. Download Excel for all figures and tables. This table was prepared in October 2009. - The rate of increase in private
not-for-profit four-year college published prices has declined
over time.The average annual increase was 4.7% in inflation-adjusted dollars from 1979-80 to 1989-90, 2.9% over the next decade, and 2.7% from 1999-2000 to 2009-10.More
- The rate of increase in public four-year college published prices has increased over time.
The average annual increase was 3.0% in inflation-adjusted dollars from 1979-80 to 1989-90, 4.0% from 1989-90 to 1999-2000, and 4.9% over the most recent decade.More
- The 1.8% average constant dollar growth rate of tuition and fees at public two-year colleges from
1999-2000 to 2009-10 was the lowest growth rate for any sector over the three decades fromMore
1979-80 to 2009-10. The average annual increase was 3.4% in inflation-adjusted dollars from
1979-80 to 1989-90 and 3.9% from 1989-90 to 1999-2000.
