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August 27, 2013Introducing 'The Tuition is Too Damn High'According to the U.S. Department of Education, the average annual tuition, fees and room and board at a public college or university in 1964-65 -- the first year for which there's data -- was $6,592, in 2011 dollars. By 2010-2011, that had increased to $13,297 -- a 101.7 percent increase. The increase for private schools was even more dramatic. Average tuition, fees and room and board in 1964-65 was $13,233 a year; in 2010-2011, it was $31,395, an 137.2 percent increase.Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 27, 2013 12:47 AM Subscribe to this site via RSS/Atom: Newsletter signup | Send us your ideas Comments
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