This document is available in PDF, the raw data is available in .xls, and a presentation can also be downloaded. For the fifth year in a row, tuition increases at public schools outpaced those at the privates. Large tuition increases in California had a warping effect on national statistics.
"Trends in College Pricing provides information on changes over time in undergraduate tuition and fees, room and board, and other estimated expenses related to attending colleges and universities. The report, which includes data through 2011-12 from the College Board's Annual Survey of Colleges, reveals the wide variation in prices charged by institutions of different types and in different parts of the country. Of particular importance is the focus on the net prices students actually pay after taking grant aid into consideration. Because of the important role of grant aid, these net prices have not followed the same sharp upward path as the published prices. Data on institutional revenues and expenditures and on changing enrollment patterns over time supplement the data on prices to provide a clearer picture of the circumstances of students and the institutions in which they study."
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My thoughts:
This article shows data saying that the price you must pay to attend colleges is drastically increasing. The price for public institutes, believe it or not, is increasing more rapidly than that of private schools. I believe that this means that our government is not provding enough money towards education. This also means that it will not only be a struggle finding a college, but also paying for it.