TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES Trends in College Pricing and Trends in Student Aid 2009 OCTOBER 20, 2009

2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES Published College Prices: How fast are they rising?

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Average Published Charges for Undergraduates by Type and Control of Institution, (Enrollment-Weighted) Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Average Annual Percentage Increase in Inflation-Adjusted Published Prices by Decade, to Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges; NCES, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Inflation-Adjusted Published Tuition and Fees, to ( =100) Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges; NCES, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING State Tax Appropriations for Higher Education: Total Appropriations in Constant 2008 Dollars (in Millions), Appropriations per Public FTE Student in Constant 2008 Dollars, and Public FTE Enrollment (in Thousands), to Sources: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges; Illinois State University, Grapevine reports; NCES, Digest of Education Statistics 2008, Table 219.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Distribution of Full-Time Undergraduates at Public and Private Four-Year Institutions by Percentage Increase in Published Tuition and Fees, Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Distribution of Full-Time Undergraduates at Public and Private Four-Year Institutions by Dollar Increase in Published Tuition and Fees, Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.

2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES Published College Prices: How much do they vary?

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Distribution of Full-Time Undergraduates at Four-Year Institutions by Published Tuition and Fees, Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Average Published Charges for Undergraduates by Carnegie Classification, (Enrollment-Weighted) Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Region TF 10-year $ change 10-year % change Highest Tuition and FeesNew England$9,391$3,34955% Lowest Tuition and FeesSouth$5,802$2,27064% Largest Dollar IncreaseNew England$9,391$3,34955% Largest Percentage IncreaseSouthwest$6,768$3,25393% Smallest Dollar IncreaseMiddle States$8,005$2,18037% Smallest Percentage IncreaseMiddle States$8,005$2,18037% Percentage Changes and Dollar Changes in Published Tuition and Fees Four-Year Public Colleges by Region, to

2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES How Much do Students Actually Pay? Net Prices

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, (Enrollment-Weighted) Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Net Price: Published Tuition and Fees, Net Tuition and Fees, and Room and Board in Constant 2009 Dollars, Full-Time Undergraduate Students, , , and

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Net Price by Income: Public Four-Year Colleges Net Tuition and Fees, Net Room and Board and Other Costs, and Total Grants in Constant 2007 Dollars by Income Group, Full-Time Dependent Students , , , and Sources: NCES, NPSAS, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2007.

2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES Sources of Student Aid

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Undergraduate Student Aid by Source (in Billions),

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Ten-Year Trend in Student Aid and Nonfederal Loans per FTE Used to Finance Postsecondary Education Expenses in Constant (2008) Dollars, to

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Average Aid per Undergraduate FTE in Constant (2008) Dollars, to

2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES The Distribution of Income and Aid

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Percentage Growth in Mean Family Income by Quintile in Constant 2008 Dollars, 1978–1988, 1988–1998, and 1998–2008 Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Table F-1, Table F-3, and FINC-01; calculations by the authors.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Total Pell Expenditures (in Millions), Maximum Pell Grant and Average Pell Grant in Constant (2008) Dollars, and Number of Recipients (in Thousands), to Sources: The Federal Pell Grant Program End-of-Year Report, ; and projections from U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Average State Grants per Full-Time Dependent Undergraduate Student by Parent Income and Percentage Receiving State Grants, in Constant (2007) Dollars, to Source: NPSAS, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2007.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Distribution of Full-Time Dependent Students in Public Institutions by Income, Average Institutional Grants and Average Federal plus State Grants per Full-Time Dependent Student by Parent Income Public Institutions, Sources: NPSAS, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2007.

2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES Student Borrowing

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Growth of Stafford, PLUS and Nonfederal Loan Dollars in Constant (2008) Dollars, to

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERIES 2009 TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING Distribution of Total Undergraduate Debt by Sector and Type of Degree or Certificate, Source: NPSAS, 2008

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