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1The Price of CollegeSandy BaumSkidmore
College and the College BoardNational Press
FoundationOctober 2006
2Average Published Charges for Undergraduates
2006-07 (Enrollment-Weighted)
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006, Table 1.
3Sample Average Undergraduate Budgets, 2006-07
(Enrollment-Weighted)
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
4Distribution of Full-Time Undergraduates at
Public and Private Four-Year Institutions by
Published Tuition and Fee Charges, 2006-07
Source Annual Survey of Colleges, The College
Board, New York, NY.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
5Average Published Tuition and Fee Charges,
Five-Year Intervals, 1976-77 to 2006-07
(Enrollment-Weighted)
Source 1987-88 to 2006-07 data from Annual
Survey of Colleges, The College Board, New York,
NY, weighted by full-time undergraduate
enrollment 1976-77 to 1986-87 data from
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), National Center for Education
Statistics, weighted by full-time equivalent
enrollment.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
6Public 4-Year Institutions Tuition, Fee, Room,
and Board (TFRB) Charges by College Board
Regionin Constant (2006) Dollars, 1996-97 and
2006-07 (Enrollment-Weighted)
Source Annual Survey of Colleges, The College
Board, New York, NY.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
7Net Price Published Tuition and Fee Charges
Compared to Tuition and Fees After Average Grant
And Education Tax Benefits Per Full-Time
Undergraduate Student by Type of Institution, in
Constant (2006) Dollars, 1996-97 to 2006-07
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006, Unpublished.
8Published Tuition and Fee Charges Compared to
Tuition and Fees After Grants and Education Tax
Benefits, Full-Time Dependent Students in
Constant (2003) Dollars, 1992-93 to 2003-04
Source NPSAS 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004,
Undergraduates calculations by authors.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
9Net Prices Relative to Family Incomes Public
Institutions
- Full-Time Dependent Student Net Tuition Fees
and Net Cost of Attendance (COA) as a Percentage
of Family Income, - 1992-93 and 2003-04
Source NPSAS 1993 Undergraduates, NPSAS 2004
Undergraduates calculations by
the authors.
10Published Tuition and Fee Charges Compared to
Tuition and Fees After Grants and Education Tax
Benefits, Full-Time Dependent Students in
Constant (2003) Dollars, 1992-93 and 2003-04
Source NPSAS 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004,
Undergraduates calculations by authors.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
11Net Prices Relative to Family Incomes Private
Nonprofit and For-Profit Institutions
- Full-Time Dependent Student Net Tuition Fees
and Net Cost of Attendance (COA) as a Percentage
of Family Income, - 1992-93 and 2003-04
Source NCES, 2004, Digest of Education
Statistics, Table 181.
12Number of Postsecondary Institutions Attended by
Students Who Earned a Bachelors Degree with
Average Time-to-Degree, 19992000
6.2 years 5.3 years
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006, Figure 11a.
Source NCES, 2005, The Road Less Traveled,
NCES-157, Tables 8a, 8b, and 8c (Figure 11a),
Tables 3c and 4c (Figure 11b), based on Beginning
Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal Study,
1996 and 2001.
13Percentage of First- and Second-Year Students Who
Have Taken a Remedial Course Since High School
Graduation and Percentage Taking Remedial Courses
in 2003-04 by Type of Institution
Source NPSAS 2004 Undergraduates calculations
by the authors.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
14Annual Percentage Changes in Instructional
Appropriations and in Tuition and Fees at Public
Four-Year Institutions 1980-81 to 2004-05
(Constant 2004 Dollars)
Source Table 3a and data online
(collegeboard.com/trends) State Higher Education
Executive Officers, 2005.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
15State and Local Appropriations for Higher
Education Institutions in Constant (2004)
Dollars Total Appropriations, Appropriations
per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student, and
Enrollments, 1980-81 to 2004-05
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
16Percentage Changes in the Prices of Goods and
Services Purchased by College and Universities
Compared to the CPI and HEPI 2000-01 to 2005-06
Source Common Fund Institute, 2006 HEPI Update,
Table 3.1.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
17Average Salaries of Full Professors at Public and
Private Doctoral and Comprehensive Universities
and Earnings of All Ph.D.s in Constant (2005)
Dollars, 19772005
Source Common Fund Institute, 2006 HEPI Update
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006, PINC-03.
Source The College Board, Trends in College
Pricing, 2006
18Ten-Year Trend in Funds Used to Finance
Postsecondary Education Expenses 1995-96 to
2005-06
Source The College Board, Trends in Student Aid,
2006, Figure 1.
19Average Non-Need-Based and Need-Based
Institutional Grants and Average Federal Plus
State Grants Per Full-Time Dependent Student at
Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities by
Family Income Level and Tuition and Fee Charges
in Constant (2003) Dollars, 1992-93 and 2003-04
Source NPSAS 1993 and 2004, Undergraduates
calculations by authors.
Source The College Board, Trends in Student Aid,
2006
20Average Non-Need-Based and Need-Based
Institutional Grants and Average Federal Plus
State Grants Per Full-Time Dependent Student at
Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities by
Family Income Level and Tuition and Fee Charges
in Constant (2003) Dollars, 1992-93 and 2003-04
Source NPSAS 1993 and 2004, Undergraduates
calculations by authors.
Source The College Board, Trends in Student Aid,
2006
21Income Distribution of Families Within Private
Colleges Grouped by Tuition and Fee Charges,
2003-04
Source Annual Survey of Colleges, The College
Board, New York, NY.
Source The College Board, Trends in Student Aid,
2006
22Average Non-Need-Based and Need-Based
Institutional Grants and Average Federal Plus
State Grants Per Full-Time Dependent Student at
Public Institutions by Family Income Level in
Constant (2003) Dollars, 1992-93 and 2003-04
Source NPSAS 1993 and 2004, Undergraduates
calculations by authors.
Source The College Board, Trends in Student Aid,
2006
23Average Non-Need-Based and Need-Based
Institutional Grants and Average Federal Plus
State Grants Per Full-Time Dependent Student at
Public Institutions by Family Income Level in
Constant (2003) Dollars, 1992-93 and 2003-04
(continued)
Source NPSAS 1993 and 2004, Undergraduates
calculations by authors.
Source The College Board, Trends in Student Aid,
2006
24Income Distribution of Families Within Public
Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions, 2003-04
Source The College Board, Trends in Student Aid,
2006
25Median Annual Earnings Relative to Earnings of
High School Graduates, Males and Females Ages
2534, 19752005
Source National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), 2004, Table 14-1, NCES, 2006, Table 22-1
(based on U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population
Survey) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2006. PINC-03.
Source The College Board, Education Pays, Second
Update, 2006
26Immediate College Enrollment Among Male and
Female Recent High School Graduates, by
Race/Ethnicity, 2004
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2004, Table 13
calculations by authors.
Source The College Board, Education Pays, Second
Update, 2006
27Socioeconomic Status, Math Test Scores, and Level
of Education
- Highest Level of Education in 2000 by Math Test
Scores and Socioeconomic Status in High School - (High School Class of 1992)
Source NCES, 2005