Question

Which best summarizes the increase in costs at public four year colleges over the past 30 years

Answer 1

They have increased more than public two-year colleges but less than private four- year colleges.

Answer 2

More than thirty years later, enrollment in American colleges and universities continues to advance, much faster than inflation.

This fall, Harvard enrollment and annual fees (not including room and board) will cost more than 17 times the cost of 1971-72.

Not only do tuition costs at elite universities such as Harvard exceed the government's consumer price index. If the long-term trend is observed, university enrollment has increased almost six percent above the rate of inflation.

The average cost of tuition and fees of a private, non-profit, four-year university this school year was more than 17 times the cost in 1971-1972.

In four-year public schools, tuition and fees cost around 18 times the cost in 1971-1972, according to the College Board.