Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-25-2025
Abstract
100 years ago, college tuition at prestigious Ivy League colleges such as Harvard and Brown was about $130 per year. Even when adjusted for inflation, today's cost of higher education has increased dramatically to the point where a college education is shifting further out of reach for many Americans. This book explains the essential concepts in the debate regarding the staggering costs of higher education, supplying ten original essays by higher education policy experts, a lively historical narrative that provides context to current issues, and systematic guides to find additional sources of information on the subject.
Written from a historian's point of view, The Rising Costs of Higher Education: A Reference Handbook explains the economics of higher education in a manner that encourages readers to participate in the discussion on how to control ever-increasing tuition costs. Both college-bound students and parents will come to appreciate how complicated the problem of paying for college is and grasp the crucial differences between "cost" and "price" in the specific economics of colleges and universities.
Recommended Citation
Muzammil, Mona, and Dr Muzammil Arshad. 2025. Rising Costs of Higher Education in United States and Student Debt. Edited by Washain Muzammil.
