In the intensifying debate over whether to reduce federal government regulations on universities and colleges, one number has been at the forefront: $150 ... read more
If the government would control the cost of college tuition, it would do nothing but rise, considering our government is very poor with the regulation of money, i.e. our national debt. The regulation of college tuition wouldn't solve the rise of costs, it would in turn rise them higher. read more
Tuition at Stanford University in 1980-81 was $6,285. Thirty years later, Stanford’s tuition had risen to $38,700. Tuition in 2011-12 is $40,050. If the cost of milk had grown at the same rate, a gallon of milk would now cost approximately $15. read more
Yet the average college bill—including room and board—charged at a private four-year university is $37,000, and $16,000 at a public one. For a long time, college tuition has been rising faster than the inflation rate, which certainly has hurt middle-class families. read more