May 1, 2008

Tuition Makes Up a Growing Share of College Budgets While Spending on Instruction Has Slowed

By Eric Kelderman

Students are paying an increasing share of higher-education costs, but spending on instruction has slowed since 1998, as tuition continues to grow at nearly twice the rate of inflation, and colleges are putting greater amounts of money into research, public service, and financial aid.

Those are the main conclusions of a report being released today by the Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity, and Accountability, which compiled federal data on revenue,