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Direct linkHemelt, Steven W.; Stange, Kevin M.; Furquim, Fernando; Simon, Andrew; Sawyer, John E. – Grantee Submission, 2021
This paper establishes five new facts about instructional costs in higher education using department-level data from a broad range of institutions. Costs vary widely across fields, ranging from electrical engineering (90% higher than English) to math (25% lower). This pattern is largely explained by differences in class size and faculty pay. Some…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Costs, Intellectual Disciplines, Class Size
