Median Income Is Down,

But Public College Tuition Is Way Up

Public colleges play a special role in making higher education affordable, but in recent years, soaring tuition is pushing that dream out of reach. From 2000 to 2014, the average cost of in-state tuition and fees for public colleges in America rose 80 percent. During that same time period, the median American household income dropped by 7 percent. or Look up your stateor a specific college or university Change in Yearly Tuition at Public Colleges Since 2000 (%) All dollar amounts adjusted to 2014 dollars. Tuition includes fees. Tuition is Tuition is Change in Median Household Income Since 2000 (%) All dollar amounts adjusted to 2014 dollars. Household income is Household income is

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Highest Increase at 4-Year Public Schools School State Tuition and Fees 2000-01 Tuition and Fees 2014-15 Change since 2000 (%) Northern New Mexico College NM $885 $4,060 358.7 University of Arizona AZ $3,217 $10,581 228.9 Arizona State University-Tempe AZ $3,214 $10,127 215.1 Louisiana State University-Alexandria LA $1,914 $6,009 214.0 University of South Carolina-Beaufort SC $3,014 $9,404 212.0 Arizona State University-Polytechnic AZ $3,146 $9,811 211.9 California State University-San Marcos CA $2,337 $7,169 206.7 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA $2,917 $8,918 205.8 Arizona State University - West AZ $3,213 $9,811 205.4

Lowest Increase at 4-Year Public Schools School State Tuition and Fees 2000-01 Tuition and Fees 2014-15 Change since 2000 (%) Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans LA $8,027 $5,540 -31.0 Georgia Highlands College GA $2,691 $2,595 -3.6 Palm Beach State College FL $2,329 $2,378 2.1 College of Central Florida FL $2,506 $2,570 2.6 Virginia Military Institute VA $14,675 $15,518 5.7 SUNY Downstate Medical Center NY $6,325 $6,765 7.0 University of Maryland-University College MD $6,280 $6,744 7.4 SUNY Maritime College NY $6,645 $7,446 12.1 University of Wyoming WY $3,528 $3,968 12.5 Potomac State College of West Virginia University WV $3,006 $3,480 15.8

School Tuition and Fees 2000-01 Tuition and Fees 2014-15 Change since 2000 (%)

Notes: All dollar amounts are in 2014 dollars. Tuition amounts are in-state tuition for undergraduates in each academic year. To adjust for inflation in tuition, we relied on Bureau of Labor Statistics data and rounded to two decimal points.



We removed institutions that are tribal colleges, U.S. military schools, online colleges and schools located outside of the 50 states and D.C. Due to misreported data, we've taken Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City out of the app.



Additional design and data analysis by Sisi Wei and Annie Waldman.