Tuition and required fees have climbed at double-digit rates in public colleges and universities for the first time in nearly a decade, reflecting financial hardships over the last year. Prospects for improvement this year are bleak. The slower rise of private college rates is attributed to retrenchment and competitive pressures. (MSE)

Increases in tuition around the country range from five percent to eight percent this fall, but will probably slow next year. Public and private colleges give different reasons for the increases. (MSE)

The trends in institutional investment of endowment funds for the year ending June 30, 1984, are analyzed, including average returns, extremes, total endowment values, and the distribution of investments. The data are from an annual national comparative performance survey. (MSE)

Although private college tuition will rise less quickly than public college tuition this fall, costs will still outrun inflation. State budget cuts account for some of the increases. Colleges understand public concern over increases, and private colleges are trying particularly hard to keep costs down. (MSE)

The annual survey of college costs by the College Board is described. Students at four-year public institutions will pay 5 percent more than last year while students at four-year private institutions will pay 9 percent more. (MLW)

Among findings of the annual College Board survey for 1990-91 is that four-year public college students are paying an average tuition of $1,809, up 7 percent; and private college students are paying $9,391, up 8 percent. A table lists, by state, the tuition and fees charged undergraduates at more than 3000 colleges and universities in both 1989-90…

Comments by David Brenneman, president of Kalamazoo College, suggest that some people judge quality by price, and a low price at a private college is not necessarily a sign of good management. Peer pressure is responsible for one or two percentage points of annual tuition increases of selective private colleges. (MLW)

Many colleges are announcing tuition rises of 7 percent to 10 percent, with costs continuing to rise. While the public has accepted tuition increases so far, there is concern that private institutions will price themselves out of the market. Several universities are beginning a new pricing policy favoring returning students. (MSE)

Institutional spending on student aid rose 87 percent from 1980-81 to 1987-88, nearly doubling that of the federal government, with 53 percent of students receiving some aid. Recently, most aid was spent on grants and scholarships, generally based on need. Endowment and gifts supplied 30 percent, tuition and other revenues the remainder. Spending…

Public and private interests, institutions, and money are increasingly intermingled in higher education institutions internationally in a trend toward privatization, competition, government-sponsored labor force development, and increasing linkages with business. (MSE)

A national study shows tuition at public colleges and universities has increased three times the rate of inflation in the last year. Private four-year colleges' tuition was up only 7 percent. Tables presenting tuition and fees for 1991-92 and 1992-93 for over 3,000 U.S. institutions are presented, also indicating out-of-state charges for 1992-93.…

An annual survey found that college tuition climbed 6-10% this fall, depending on institution type. It also revealed average annual tuition/fee increases since 1987-88 and average costs for tuition/fees, books/supplies, room/board, and transportation for both commuter and resident students at two-year and four-year colleges, public and private.…

The rate of college tuition increase slowed in 1994-95 at most institution types, but at 6% on average, the rise still outpaced inflation. Tuition and fees for 1993-94 and 1994-94 at over 3,000 public, private, and 2-year colleges are listed, also indicating the additional tuition charged to out-of-state students. (MSE)