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Average College Tuition Increases by 8 Percent at Public Schools
Late last month, the College Board released its annual data on the cost of college. Although it is private schools that often get a bad rep for their hefty price tags, the average price increase at public four-year colleges and universities was higher than the average price increase at private not-for-profit colleges and universities for the fifth year in a row.
Roughly 80 percent of American college students attend a public school, which means that most students have firsthand experience with college price hikes.
8 Percent Tuition Increase
The average tuition and fees at public colleges for 2011-12 was up more than 8 percent from the year before, reports USA Today. Four-year universities charged in-state residents an average of $8,244
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Melissa Rhone earned her Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Tampa. She resides in the Tampa Bay area and enjoys writing about college, pop culture, and epilepsy awareness.