Then and now: The outrageous rise in college tuition costs as reported in 1980 - Chron.com
July 24, 1980: On this forgotten day, a writer for the Houston Chronicle reflected with dismay that $6,000 was a lot for yearly college tuition compared to the $502. 31 he spent in 1918. When the writer saw an article about the cost of attending... Chapman University is a relatively small, private university in Orange, California, with an undergraduate student population of 6,005. The school is affiliated with the Christian Church and offers 84 different programs of study. Tuition at Chapman has spiked quite a bit in the last 10 years: from $24,576 to $43,573 (a $18,997 difference. Fordham is a private, research university based in New York City. The University was founded by the Catholic Diocese of New York, but has since been declared an independent institution under the Jesuit tradition. Tuition has increased a great deal in the last 10 years, spiking from $24,720 to $43,902. Illinois Institute of Technology. Illinois Institute of Technology, otherwise known as IIT, is a private research university located in Chicago, Illinois. Tuition at IIT has just about doubled in the last 10 years-- from $20,195 in 2003 to $40,117 in 2013. Fortunately, the school has one of the best financial aid packages in the country: 100% of qualified freshmen receive financial aid. Source: www.chron.com
