The Report of Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges for 1917-18 exhibits certain deviations from the tendencies shown in previous reports. This is doubtless caused in some measure by the disturbed conditions of the country which have resulted from the war and the subsequent readjustments of peace. The teaching force in the land-grant colleges has…

A survey of 467 business students at Virginia Commonwealth University investigated results of the business school's tuition differential pricing strategy, which charges a higher tuition in order to provide students with strong computer and technological instruction and support. Results indicated the additional services created added value for…

It is argued that analysis of tuition and fees revenue contributions can enable colleges and universities to develop pricing, admissions, and student aid policies that produce desired financial outcomes. Long-term trends of three tuition and fees revenue contribution ratios are explained and illustrated. (MSE)

This commentary on McPherson (HE 534 036) identifies several disturbing trends that may serve as obstacles to future access to a liberal education, including the relative decline in traditional liberal education settings and high and rising tuitions. He concludes that educators need to make a strong case for government funding of liberal…

Followup to a 1971 study investigated the effects of college tuition on early career educational, occupational, and economic achievement for 3,099 African-American and white former students. Results suggest that attending a relatively high-tuition college had a net positive effect on educational attainment, occupational status, income, and women's…

Survey data are presented on major state policies affecting private higher education, addressing state spending on undergraduate student aid grants, state funding (besides student aid) to private colleges/universities, state policies toward tuition in public higher education, and involvement of the private sector in state planning. States are…

An annual National Association of College and University Business Officers study finds that institutional student aid is being used as a tool to help shape desired class demographics. An analysis of trends in tuition, net tuition, enrollment rates, net freshman revenue, and freshman student-aid rates is summarized here, and questions raised by the…

Nebraska's statutes require the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education to biennially prepare the "Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid Report." This report studies the public policy issues relating to tuition, fees, and financial aid for students in Nebraska. It examines the significant, interrelated issues facing the state's…

The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education conducts a biennial, statutorily required study on the status of tuition, mandatory fees and financial aid at Nebraska's public postsecondary education institutions. The study uses comparisons with peer institutions to examine the state's level of investment in higher education, tuition and…

The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education conducts a biennial, statutorily required study on the status of tuition, mandatory fees and financial aid at Nebraska's public postsecondary education institutions. The study uses comparisons with peer institutions to examine the state's level of investment in higher education, tuition and…

This annual, national study of student charges at public, four-year institutions of higher education in the United States surveyed 572 colleges and universities in 1994. Approximately 93 percent, or 533 institutions, responded. The findings included the following: (1) college and university tuition and fees remain on the rise though rates of…

This report uses data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study of 1993 to examine how undergraduate students enrolled in the 1992-93 academic year financed their education. The report begins with an essay that explores in detail the relationships between the type of institution in which students were enrolled and their total cost of…

This report examines the characteristics of less-than-4-year institutions and the students who attend them. Data are presented on the number and size of less-than-4-year institutions, their educational offerings, types of degrees awarded, and on student demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, attendance costs, and financial aid. Following…

This report identities significant characteristics and implications of state programs that provide financial aid to students in private, independent non-profit colleges and universities and describes one program in detail, Virginia's Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) Program. Following an introduction in Section 1, Section 2 reviews the scope of…

This annual report summarizes the condition of higher education in New Mexico based on January 1, 1998, data. Highlights from the overview section note the following: (1) More than 100,000 students were enrolled in New Mexico public colleges and universities, with fall 1997 enrollments virtually unchanged from fall 1996; (2)continuing a trend, the…