An overview is presented on one series within a set of higher education indicators being developed at the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS): a series dealing with the prices of tuition, room, and board. A Laspeyres-type index and a moving average are used to track tuition, room, and board prices for a sample of 2,488…

Data on various aspects of the revenues flowing into colleges and universities during the mid and late 1970s are provided. Attention is directed to the total amount of financial resources used for higher education, the way that the total has changed in recent years in absolute and relative terms, and who contributes what portion of the total. The…