Public Higher Education (PHE) reflects a drastic reduction in funding to subsidize its day-to-day functioning, increasing dependence on tuition fees to be operational, the existence of outdated government funding policies, and the lack of a sustainable funding mechanism. Notwithstanding, the plethora of research attempting to understand different…

Analysis of tuition and fees at public colleges and universities in Virginia must include a discussion of the funding received from the General Assembly. The period covered by this report represents a particularly complicated scenario that impacted not just higher education but all entities that receive general fund tax dollars in Virginia. The…

Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, public colleges and universities have prioritized the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors while continuing to offer an exceptional, affordable learning environment. Public higher education has been agile and responsive. In March 2020, the state system institutions transitioned more…

Californians can earn college degrees or certificates or get job-related training at a variety of institutions both public and private, throughout the state. The variety of institutions, programs, degrees and other educational choices is wide. This Guide will help individuals identify options that suit their needs. This guide is divided into three…

The Missouri Commission on Higher Education conducted its sixth annual survey of four-year public institutions in 17 Middle Western and border states to determine what fees, except those for laboratory and breakage, were charged to students for the regular academic year. Only one of the 129 institutions queried failed to respond. Those…

Tuition for resident students at state and land-grant universities increased less in fall 1972 than it has for any fall since 1968. Two universities even put tuition decreases into effect. The slowdown in the amount of increase in student charges is based on responses to a survey from 98 of the 101 multi-campus institutions holding membership in…

A review of the national scene on the granting of waivers to nonresident students indicates that the great majority of states follow a traditional pattern. Other states have circumstances that result in somewhat unique groups of students receiving waivers. (Author/LBH)

A series of tables is provided to identify the current tuition and fees structure of Rhode Island's public institutions of higher education: University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and Rhode Island Junior College. These tables and tables showing tuition and fee structures among selected states provide the basis for a discussion of…

This report, fifth in a series of updates by State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO), is a comprehensive assessment of state policies related to public college and university tuition, fees, and financial aid. It also includes expanded information on the various goals and objectives of state-level student financial assistance policies, a…

The results of the annual Basic Student Charge survey for institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) are presented. Total student costs consist of fixed costs (tuition and fees) and variable costs (room, board, books, personal items, transportation, and miscellaneous). This information represents the dollar figures used in putting…

State universities and land-grant colleges in the South reported greater tuition and required fee increases than their counterparts in any other region last year. These trends cause debates between those who favor a policy of very low tuition in the public sector and those who see large tuition increases simply as a matter of "catching…

Educational costs to undergraduates attending many state colleges and universities generally have continued to increase. An annual tuition, room, and board survey of member institutions conducted by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for the academic year 1973-74, reveals that tuition and fees charged to in-state students…

The Council was directed by a state House Resolution to report to the House on institutional conformance with the directive, contained in the same resolution, to: (1) adopt procedures for adequate student input in budgeting and expending services and activities fees; and (2) define those programs and activities for which revenue generated from…

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly to achieve coordination and foster unity with regard to higher education. The Commission coordinates two systems of higher education: the University of Tennessee institutions governed by the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, and the state…

The annual report on student charges for state and land grant colleges and universities shows substantial increases in student charges over the previous year. The median tuition rose 10 percent for in-state undergraduate students and 12.5 percent for out-of-state students. Increases in room and board and other student fees were substantial but not…