College Board Reports Sharp Tuition Increases for 2001-2002

Trends in College Pricing 2001, the College Board's annual survey of more than 3,000 schools reported that college tuition and fees in 2001-2002 had increased an average of between 5.5 and 7.7 percent at four-year institutions, and between 5.5 and 5.8 percent at two-year institutions. Undergraduates at American colleges are paying, on average, from $96 to $890 more than last year for tuition and fees this year, depending on the type of institution. Students also faced charges of between 3.9 and 6.6 percent more for room and board. 

• At four-year private institutions, students are paying $890 more ($17,123 vs. $16,233, a 5.5 % increase); 
• at four-year public institutions, students are paying $267 more ($3,754 vs. $3,487, a 7.7 % increase); 
• at two-year private institutions, students are paying $414 more ($7,953 vs. $7,539, a 5.5 % increase); and 
• at two-year public institutions, students are paying $96 more ($1,738 vs. $1,642, a 5.8 % increase). 

Students who attend out-of-state or out-of-district colleges often face additional charges that increase their expenses for tuition and fees beyond the listed averages. This year, tuition and fee charges for out-of-state or out-of-district students at public institutions average $3,319 at two-year colleges, and $5,764 at public four-year colleges. 



Trends in College Pricing 2001 is available from: http://www.collegeboard.com/press/cost01/html/011023.html 

Searchable databases of tuition and fees for the more than 3,000 colleges and universities included in the College Board survey are available at: http://chronicle.com/stats/tuition/ 

The Chronicle of Higher Education's coverage of the report, which points the finger at state budget cuts for the sharp rise in public tuition rates, is available for free at: http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i10/10a05201.htm