What Students Pay for College. Changes in Net Price of College Attendance Between 1992-93 and 1999-2000. Postsecondary Education Descriptive Analysis Reports

摘要

Average tuition adjusted for inflation more than doubled between 1981 and 2000 at public and private not-for-profit 4-year colleges and universities (The College Board 2001a). During the same period, median family income grew 27 percent, and financial aid per full-time-equivalent student grew 82 percent. This study examines the most recent trends in net price. The two major goals of this study are (1) to analyze changes in net price between 1992-93 and 1999-2000 and (2) to examine, within each type of institution, changes in net price over time for students with various levels of income and financial need. The study is a follow-up to a recent congressionally mandated National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) study which examined trends in college costs and how costs relate to prices for specific types of institutions.