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Planning for Higher Education Journal

An Analysis of Instructional Expenditures in U.S. Public Higher Education

 Results indicate that, when adjusted for inflation, instructional expenditures at U.S. public institutions increased from 2004–2015; however, evidence suggests that the rise was more modest and less consistent than may be known.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Beyond the Headlines

 Might a tuition reset be right for your institution? This article is a behind-the-scenes look at the yearlong process of a tuition reset at Rosemont College.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Can the ‘Iron Triangle’ Be Bent?

 This article explores the implementation and sustainability of long-term (10+ years) tuition freezes at two large public flagship research universities: Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Coffee Chat: Planning for Fall Revenue

 The pandemic changed the higher ed landscape, and as we look ahead, this discussion will help you think through enrollment challenges, discuss tuition increases, examine current perceptions of the value of an online education, and consider financial aid for fall 2020.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

College Affordability and Institutional Pricing Policies

 Institutions would do well to make their complex pricing policies more clear to students and families to help them understand how a higher education is more affordable than most people believe.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Evaluating the Policies That Lead to Substantial Tuition Variation at Public Land-Grant Universities

 Certain state policies relate in consistent ways to relatively high, or low, tuition rates.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

If Tuition Rises . . .

 When the cost of American higher education goes up, access to economic opportunity, social mobility, and positive academic outcomes are, subsequently, restricted for students of color. Campus admissions and retention planning professionals are first witnesses to the inequality.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Understanding Higher Education Costs

 Colleges and universities must be more proactive in describing to a wider public their of fiscal and human resources because, among other reasons, a careful analysis reveals counterintuitive results that support a finding that higher education has been fiscally responsible.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Understanding the Cost of Public Higher Education

 In the case of higher education costs, diametrically opposed views have persisted over time. Why?