State Rankings for Change in College Affordability,* 1994-2004

Data Source: Measuring Up 2004, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education http://www.highereducation.org

*Affordability defined as percent of income needed to pay for college expenses minus financial aid.

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State
2-year Institutions
Public 4-year Institutions
Private 4-year Institutions
10 years ago
2004
% Change
Rank
10 years ago
2004
% Change
Rank
10 years ago
2004
% Change
Rank
AK
17
20
17.6
40
24
26
8.3
11
46
47
2.2
13
AL
23
25
0.1
19
17
21
23.5
33
34
41
20.6
30
AR
20
21
5.0
25
25
30
20.0
28
44
58
31.9
43
AZ
23
24
4.3
24
22
26
18.2
25
35
53
51.4
49
CA
31
25
-19.4
1
37
32
-13.5
1
70
71
1.4
12
CO
20
21
5.0
25
22
24
9.1
12
62
59
-4.8
6
CT
18
22
22.2
43
23
29
26.1
34
56
71
26.8
37
DE
19
21
10.5
34
26
30
15.4
21
38
38
0.0
11
FL
25
25
0.0
7
26
25
-3.8
3
62
66
6.5
15
GA
21
21
0.0
7
23
24
4.3
9
58
64
10.3
19
HA
17
18
5.9
29
20
23
15.0
20
31
43
38.7
45
IA
18
24
33.3
46
18
22
22.2
31
34
29
-14.7
2
ID
18
18
0.0
7
25
30
20.0
28
54
62
14.8
23
IL
21
21
0.0
7
25
29
16.0
22
55
61
10.9
20
IN
24
24
0.0
7
18
28
55.5
50
46
54
17.4
28
KS
15
19
26.7
44
17
23
35.3
41
32
46
43.8
48
KY
21
21
0.0
7
22
22
0.0
5
42
52
23.8
35
LA
22
18
-18.2
2
24
23
-4.2
2
88
87
-1.1
10
MA
24
23
-4.2
6
29
34
17.2
24
80
78
-2.5
8
MD
24
22
-8.3
4
27
29
7.4
10
61
59
-3.3
7
ME
26
29
11.5
35
28
31
10.7
14
72
81
12.5
21
MI
23
22
-4.3
5
28
32
14.3
18
41
45
9.8
17
MN
19
19
0.0
7
19
23
21.1
30
54
50
-7.4
5
MO
21
19
-9.5
3
27
26
-3.7
4
40
51
27.5
38
MS
22
22
0.0
7
24
27
12.5
16
55
50
-9.1
4
MT
23
28
21.7
42
24
31
29.2
37
36
51
41.2
46
NC
18
21
16.7
39
17
24
41.2
45
39
48
23.1
33
ND
20
22
10.0
33
27
27
0.0
5
36
48
33.3
44
NE
15
18
20.0
41
23
32
39.1
44
55
60
9.1
16
NH
20
27
35.0
48
24
34
41.2
45
53
56
5.7
14
NJ
21
24
14.3
37
21
27
28.6
35
70
58
-17.1
1
NM
19
22
15.8
38
27
32
18.5
25
68
78
14.7
22
NV
25
25
0.0
7
19
25
31.6
39
52
68
30.8
42
NY
29
30
3.4
20
19
25
31.6
39
24
34
41.2
46
OH
26
27
3.8
23
28
36
28.6
35
52
62
19.2
29
OK
15
20
33.3
46
15
23
53.3
48
43
56
30.2
41
OR
21
29
38.1
49
25
34
36.0
43
55
71
29.1
39
PA
23
23
0.0
7
30
35
16.7
23
61
70
14.8
23
RI
27
28
3.7
22
32
35
9.4
13
71
78
9.9
18
SC
22
25
13.6
36
28
32
14.3
18
48
58
20.8
31
SD
19
20
5.3
28
17
23
35.3
41
43
50
16.3
27
TN
21
23
9.5
32
22
27
22.7
32
50
65
30.0
40
TX
20
21
5.0
25
22
26
18.2
25
53
61
15.1
25
UT
16
17
6.3
31
16
18
12.5
16
17
21
23.5
34
VA
19
19
0.0
7
37
41
10.8
15
67
66
-1.5
9
VT
29
30
3.4
20
26
26
0.0
5
44
51
15.9
26
WA
19
27
42.1
50
20
31
55.0
49
54
67
24.1
36
WI
17
18
5.9
29
28
29
3.6
8
64
58
-9.4
3
WV
27
27
0.0
7
17
22
29.4
38
44
54
22.7
32
WY
16
21
31.3
45
16
24
50.0
47
N/A
N/A
N/A
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