Experts Deconstruct Tuition Increases

To the Editor:

"College Too Pricey? Don't Blame Faculty Pay" (The Chronicle, November 7) makes an important point — that growth in faculty pay has not exceeded the rate of inflation. However, it also employs a way of judging tuition increases that is not only inaccurate and misleading, but also serves to perpetuate the myth that college costs are "too high" because colleges and universities are somehow "inefficient" or "fiscally irresponsible."

The basic problem stems

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Past Coverage

Tying Tuition to the CPI: Why It Doesn't Add Up - February 20, 2004
Students Face Another Year of Big Tuition Increases in Many States - August 15, 2003
Congressional Plan to Penalize Colleges for Tuition Increases Is Criticized - October 3, 2003
Reducing Uncertainty About Costs Would Increase Enrollments - September 19, 2003
Tuition Increases Continue to Outpace Inflation at Many Private Institutions - March 26, 1999

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