1. College Affordability Summit
University of Illinois at Chicago
February 26, 2010

2. Five facts

3. Fact 1: Illinois is pricing students out of college opportunities.
In Illinois, the proportion of students from low-income families in college has decreased
during the past decade.

4. Fact 2: As state support for higher education has declined, tuition has risen.

5. Fact 3: Students’ tuitions help pay for unfunded mandates

6. Fact 4: College takes bigger bite from family paycheck.
% of family income needed to pay college expenses (minus financial aid) at public 4-year colleges.

7. Fact 5: Tuition and fees have outpaced need-based financial aid.