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In the past decade, the smallest increase in average published tuition and fees (in current dollars) for public four-year colleges was 4.3% in 2000-01. Average published tuition and fees rose by 3.5% in 1999-00 and 3.9% in 1995-96. |
Sources: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges; National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
Download Excel for this figure. Download Excel for all figures and tables. This figure was prepared in October 2009. - From 1979-80 to 1989-90, private college
tuition and fees rose more rapidly than public
college tuition and fees. However, over the
past two decades, the rate of growth in published prices at publicMore
four-year colleges has exceeded the rate of growth in the private
not-for-profit sector.
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased
by 5.6% from July 2007 to July 2008, and
declined by 2.1% from July 2008 to July
2009.
As a result, although average published tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities increased by 6.5% in both 2008-09 and 2009-10, the inflation-adjusted increase was 0.8% in 2008-09 and 8.8% in 2009-10. The CPI fluctuated much more than usual over the 2008-09 year, declining by 4.0% from July 2008 to January 2009 and increasing by 2.0% over the nextMore
six months, making the inflation adjustment very sensitive to the month in which the index
is measured.
Also Important
- In addition to tuition and fees and room and
board, students’ total cost of attendance
includes allowances for books and supplies,
transportation, and other expenses included in the student budgets reported in Figure 1.More
- About 40% of full-time dependent students
enrolled in public four-year institutions live
on campus. Another 40% live in off-campus
housing and about 20% live with their parents.
Among dependent students at private not-for-profit four-year colleges, 70% live on campus, 17% live in off-campus housing, and 12% live with their parents. (NCES, NPSAS, 2008)More
