[Libs-Or] New Data on Postsecondary Tuition, Fees and Degrees

[Ann Reed]

NCES Releases New Data on Postsecondary Tuition, Fees and Degrees

[report cover]Women continued to earn more associate's and bachelor's degrees than men in 2008-09 - a gender gap of 16 percent for 4-year degrees and 24 percent for 2-year degrees. This First Look presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2009 data collection, which included three survey components: institutional characteristics for 2009-10 - such as degrees offered, type of program, application information, and tuition and other costs; the number and type of degrees conferred from July 2008 through June 2009; and 12-month enrollment data for the 2008-09 academic year.

Other findings include:

* Among 4-year institutions, private for-profit institutions reported the highest average price of attendance during 2009-10 for students living on campus - about $36,700. This is higher than the average for private not-for-profit institutions, at about $34,200. Public institutions reported an average price of attendance of approximately $18,600 for in-state students living on campus and $27,700 for out-of-state students living on campus.

* Between 2000-01 and 2009-10, 4-year public institutions reported a 46 percent increase in average in-state tuition and required fees and a 34 percent increase in average out-of-state tuition and required fees. Over the same 10-year period, 4-year private not-for-profit institutions reported a 31 percent increase and private for-profit institutions reported a 20 percent increase in average tuition and required fees. (All averages were adjusted for inflation).

* Institutions reported a 12-month unduplicated headcount enrollment totaling 27.4 million individual students. Of these, 23.7 million were undergraduates, 3.5 million were graduate students, and 197,000 were first-professional students.

* Of the 2.6 million degrees awarded by 4-year institutions, 42 percent were awarded to men and 58 percent to women. Of the almost 574,000 degrees awarded by 2-year institutions, 38 percent were awarded to men and 62 percent to women.

To view the full report please visit
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010161



Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
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