1. A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis: Freshmen Year at Three Texas Universities Kaily Moore, Morgan Thomi, and Chris Waddell

2. How much are you paying for tuition? – Texas Tech- $196.00 per credit hour – Most degrees require 120 hours of undergraduate classes – $196.00 X 120 hours = $23,520.00 This cost doesn’t include housing, meal plans, parking, etc. How does this compare to other universities? Graphic 1: Clip Art

3. Researched Universities – Texas Tech University, University of Texas, and Texas A&M University Primary research – online survey Secondary research – official university websites Universities were compared on variances in benefits offered to first year students living on campus.

4. 2003 Texas state Legislature decision on who regulates college tuition – 104% increase in tuition 10 years after Figure 1: Texas Tribune Increase of tuition at Texas universities within five years.

5. Criteria: tuition for 12 credit hours, on-campus housing, parking expenses, meal plans, and university sporting event tickets Data compiled from official university websites Constraints: outdated statistical information, restricted to freshman paying in-state tuition

6. Criteria: on-campus housing quality, parking convenience, quality of overall dining experience, and ease of obtaining university sporting event tickets Individual university surveys inquiring students for feedback Distributed through various social media outlets Constraints: limited and biased responses

7. Lubbock, Texas Total cost of first year = $15,870 Positive feedback regarding methods for obtaining tickets to home sporting events Negative responses about parking on campus available to students Figure 2: www.collegecalc.org Graphic 2: www.galleryhip.com

8. College Station, Texas Total cost of first year = $19,637 Positive feedback directed towards overall university dining experience Negative responses concerning the methods for obtaining tickets to home sporting events Figure 3: www.tamu.edu Graphic 3: www.campustours.tamu.edu

9. Austin, Texas Total cost of first year = $20, 445 Positive responses focus on the quality and variety of on-campus dining Negative feedback received was directed towards the parking available to students Figure 4: www.utexas.edu Graphic 4: www.utexas.edu

10. Affordability recommendation: Texas Tech University Overall recommendation: Texas A&M University - Higher ratings according to distributed survey - Insubstantial difference in cost of tuition - $3,767 Graphic 5: www.allposters.com Contact Information: kaily.moore@ttu.edu, morgan.thomi@ttu.edu, christopher.waddell@ttu.edukaily.moore@ttu.edumorgan.thomi@ttu.educhristopher.waddell@ttu.edu

11. Texas A&M University. (2015, January 1). Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.tamu.edu Texas Tech University. (n.d.). Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.collegecalc.org/colleges/texas/texas-tech- university/ http://www.collegecalc.org/colleges/texas/texas-tech- university/ The University of Texas at Austin. (2015, January 1). Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.utexas.edu/ Wermund, B. (2015, January 12). Tuition on the rise at Texas universities. Retrieved April 15, 2015, from http://www.chron.com/local/education/campus- chronicles/article/Tuition-on-the-rise-at-Texas- universities-6002358.php http://www.chron.com/local/education/campus-