ERIC Number: ED586761
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
Pages: 64
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-
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Tuition and Fee Differentiation at Degree Granting Postsecondary Education Institutions. An AIR/NCES Data Policy Fellowship Report
Simone, Sean Anthony
Grantee Submission
This paper presents the results of a survey study to understand the differentiation of tuition and fee charges at postsecondary education institutions. The purpose of this study is to understand the extent to which postsecondary institutions set charges that differ depending on academic program, student status, residency, student service in the armed forces, and instructional delivery method. Specifically, this study seeks to understand how the differentiation of tuition and fee pricing in postsecondary education may impact data reporting to surveys in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) as well as other related survey programs. A web-based survey was designed and piloted to measure the level of tuition differentiation at degree-granting postsecondary education institutions. The survey was sent to data reporting coordinators at 1,507 institutions. Five hundred institutions responded to the survey yielding a 33% response rate. Despite charging differential tuition and fees based upon a number of factors, the analysis indicates that published tuition and fee information reported to IPEDS and other surveys are accurate for the majority of first-time full-time students in postsecondary education. While not comprehensive, data from surveys such as the IPEDS Institutional Characteristic survey are robust and represent charges to most first-time full-time undergraduate students entering postsecondary institutions.
Descriptors: Tuition, Fees, Postsecondary Education, Educational Finance, Paying for College, Credits, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Instructional Program Divisions, In State Students, Out of State Students, Armed Forces, Honors Curriculum, Distance Education, Evening Programs, Weekend Programs, Part Time Students, Full Time Students, Nontraditional Students, Educational Practices
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED); Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: ED03CO0020