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Publication Date: 2011-Dec
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The Impact of Tuition Increases on Enrollment at Public Colleges and Universities
Hemelt, Steven W.; Marcotte, Dave E.
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v33 n4 p435-457 Dec 2011
In this paper we review recent increases in tuition at public institutions and estimate impacts on enrollment. We use data on all U.S. public 4-year colleges and universities from 1991 to 2006 and illustrate that tuition increased dramatically beginning in the early part of this decade. We examine impacts of such increases on total enrollment and credit hours, and estimate differences by type of institution. We estimate that the average tuition and fee elasticity of total headcount is -0.0958. At the mean, a $100 increase in tuition and fees would lead to a decline in enrollment of about 0.25 percent, with larger effects at Research I universities. We find limited evidence that especially large tuition increases elicit disproportionate enrollment responses. (Contains 7 figures, 6 tables and 16 notes.)
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Tuition, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Fees, Economic Impact, Cost Indexes, College Credits, Institutional Characteristics, Student Costs, Multivariate Analysis, Data Analysis, Policy Analysis, Institutional Research
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