Tuition is rising, more students are in debt and at higher levels than ever before, and pressure is mounting from every direction and in both political parties--from the White House to state legislatures to overwhelmed parents and students--to do something about it. On the other hand, many colleges and college systems across the country have…

Students and families all over the country are saving, working, taking out loans, and taking steps to make college affordable. Yet they still find themselves facing an unreasonably high price for college, with unexpected, and sometimes untenable, expenses, and fall short of the resources they need to successfully complete degrees. Financial…

This is a summary of a presentation to the Assembly Higher Education Committee on college fee and total cost comparisons of California public universities with comparator universities in other states. This summary also includes grant award estimates and net cost of college by family income.

Seventeen tables are presented showing average expenses for resident students, commuting students, and self-supporting students attending over 2,400 postsecondary institutions for 1975-76. Some of the findings indicate: (1) The difference in total expenses for residents and commuter students is approximately $400. (2) Total expenses rose faster at…

The Division of Policy, Planning, and Research has assembled the Tennessee Higher Education Fact Book which is a compilation of statistical information pertaining to higher education in Tennessee. This Fact Book contains tables and charts with data relevant to enrollment and transfers, persistence and attainment, and fiscal information about…

Data on tuition and other student costs for the State University of New York (SUNY) are presentd, along with a brief narrative summary. Information is provided on: in-state and out- of-state tuition charges for graduate and undergraduate students; trends in undergraduate and graduate student tuition and other charges by program level, 1963 to…

A listing is given of student expenses at approximately 2,750 postsecondary institutions across the United States as reported by the institutions. Eighteen tables give data indicating average expenses for commuting students, self-supporting students, and resident students, both those living in campus housing and those in private housing. The…