The Rising Cost of Tuition at Four Year Public Universities: A Comparison of the Explanations Offered by the Academic Literature and University Decision Makers

Author

Katherine Ann Cudé, University of VermontFollow

Date of Completion

2016

Thesis Type

College of Arts and Science Honors

Department

Economics

First Advisor

Art Woolf

Second Advisor

Sean Hurley

Abstract

Growth in the price of college tuition concerns many students, parents, taxpayers and policymakers. Recently, the Davis Educational Foundation interviewed 70+ college presidents about their views of what’s driving tuition increases and their responses seemed to contrast sharply with research in leading economic and policy journals. My project will conduct a literature review in order to analyze, compare and contrast the reasons given by researchers and those given by university decision makers. In addition, this thesis will add local qualitative research with UVM stakeholder interviews, to better understand their perspective

Recommended Citation

Cudé, Katherine Ann, "The Rising Cost of Tuition at Four Year Public Universities: A Comparison of the Explanations Offered by the Academic Literature and University Decision Makers" (2016). UVM College of Arts and Sciences College Honors Theses. 29.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/castheses/29