This report summarizes the tuition and fee rates Colorado public institutions of higher education charge to resident and nonresident students in Fiscal Year 10-11. While this report focuses on tuition and fee rates charged to undergraduate students, the attached summary tables provide greater detail and information for resident and nonresident…

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…

Recent trends in college costs and reasons why college costs have been increasing are considered. Comparative data are presented on recent rates of growth among average college charges, faculty salaries, the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI), and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It is shown that from 1977 through 1982, average total tuition,…

A survey of student charges at state universities and land grant colleges shows that the percentage rise of median undergraduate tuition and fees is less than the percentage rise of the consumer price index, that non-resident tuition is up almost 10 percent, that New England has the highest median regional student cost, and that resident medical…

Tables and narrative analysis are presented for salary trends for all ranks of college faculty in 2,532 public and private institutions. Slight real increases in salary are found, with public institutions behind private colleges. In the past decade, faculty salaries have fallen behind those in the private sector. (MSE)

Budgeting for instructional equipment at California's public colleges and universities is considered. Information is provided on how the University of California and the California State University budget the replacement of existing instructional equipment as well as instructional equipment in new or altered facilities. Methods used by the…

The development of indicators of the price of tuition, room, and board at U.S. colleges during academic years 1972-1973 through 1979-1980 is discussed. Attention is directed to purposes and premises of the indicators, basic concepts of price and student expenses, major implications and indications evaluated during 1972-1980, and future research…

This document provides an analysis of faculty salary structures in Washington state colleges, universities, and community colleges. Comparative analysis of national averages for faculty salaries and compensation show that Washington institutions are below the national average in terms of faculty salaries, although the amount expended for salaries…

The influence of enrollment growth and inflation on the costs of North Carolina's comprehensive and liberal arts colleges and universities were studied. comprehensive institutions were defined as those having more than 1,500 students, a liberal arts program, and at least one professional program; liberal arts colleges, as four-year colleges with…

The AAUP annual report includes a summary of the annual survey and its results, tables of salaries and college faculty salary trend information by rank and institution type, explanations of the statistical data, data for individual institutions given alphabetically by state, data for preclinical medical school departments, and notes. (MSE)

The emerging trend in state higher education finance policy to use and index to establish tuition and fee levels at public institutions was studied, based on a 1980 national survey of tuition-setting policies. It was found that, increasingly, states are adopting indexing to cost of education as an established policy for determining tuition: 14…

This report presents various inflation measures for schools, colleges, and libraries for fiscal year 1996, plus historical data for the period 1975-96. An introductory section covers the purpose and organization of the report and defines the indexes used. Chapter 1 covers the theory and design of price indexes. In text and 10 data tables, chapter…

It is found that recent funding levels in Texas for faculty salaries and the purchase of books and other library materials have been drastically impaired by inflation. As a result, it is suggested that substantial increases in legislative appropriations will be required to prevent higher education from losing further ground. Faculty members have…

Major factors causing tuition and other charges to rise faster than inflation are analyzed. Attention is directed to the effect of inflation on faculty salaries, federal need-based aid to private colleges, expenditures for capital equipment by state colleges, and state appropriations to higher education. Data are provided on average undergraduate…

In 1980, full-time state resident undergraduate students attending AASCU-member institutions paid an average of $712 for tuition and fees, and $1,605 for room and board charges. These figures reflect a 10.6 percent average increase over 1979 costs. Including books and supplies, transportation, and personal expenses, the cost of college attendance…