Analyzes the probable impact of substantially increased tuition to public universities and colleges, viewing public tuition as a form of taxation, and concludes that the middle-income student and his-her family would bear a disproportionately large share of the burden resulting from a tuition increase. (Author/IRT)

This document presents ideas and arguments concerning the concept of low tutition. Part 1 discusses the present state and future promises in regard to tuition pricing. It is suggested that tuitions are rising because the costs of higher education are rising. Also higher education is losing in the competition for public resources; however the…

Determinants of tuition prices in major state universities are identified in this study. Twenty-two variables accounted for 89 percent of the variation in 1976-77 tuition levels. Primary determinants were related to competition--tuition prices at institutions within the state or region--and to shortfalls in institutional income. (Author/LBH)

The economic value of higher education, whether it is a good investment, and ways that the value can be measured are described in this critical review of concepts and methods in the economics of higher education. Three parts form the structure of the book: (1) summary and stage setting; (2) the economic value of higher education: the classical…

A new set of dynamics in the financing of higher education is reviewed, beginning in the 1970s with development of federal policy supporting high tuition and increased student financial aid. Implications of this policy for the future are examined from the perspective of the resource dependency theory. (MSE)

Data on various aspects of the revenues flowing into colleges and universities during the mid and late 1970s are provided. Attention is directed to the total amount of financial resources used for higher education, the way that the total has changed in recent years in absolute and relative terms, and who contributes what portion of the total. The…