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24 / 7 Wall Street posted an article with more recent college cost
data by state, and here are a couple of excerpts.<br>
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<b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://tinyurl.com/p85ndz8">http://tinyurl.com/p85ndz8</a> </b><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/28/the-states-with-the-most-and-least-affordable-schools/2/">http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/28/the-states-with-the-most-and-least-affordable-schools/2/</a>
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<p><strong>The States with the Least Affordable Colleges</strong></p>
<p><strong>10. Washington</strong><br>
<strong>> Average tuition and fees:</strong> $10,811<br>
<strong>> Pct. 5 year change:</strong> 58.2% (3rd highest)<br>
<strong>> Pct. students in-state:</strong> 84% (9th highest)<br>
<strong>> Cost of out of state:</strong> $25,189 (14th highest)</p>
<p>Between the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years, average published
tuition in Washington decreased slightly. However, over a
five-year period, tuition and fees went up by nearly 60%, one of
the largest spikes in the country. The University of Washington
increased its tuition by even more — 69% — over the same period.
Located in Seattle, the school is one of the oldest public
universities on the West Coast, and known as a cutting-edge
research university. U.S. News & World Report rated the school
16th among all public universities. According to reports from
earlier this year, rising tuition has come from massive cuts in
state higher-education spending.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/28/the-states-with-the-most-and-least-affordable-schools/4/">http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/28/the-states-with-the-most-and-least-affordable-schools/4/</a>
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The States with the Most Affordable Colleges</strong></p>
<p><strong>7. Idaho</strong><br>
<strong> > Average tuition and fees:</strong> $6,325<br>
<strong>> Pct. 5 year change:</strong> 29.1% (17th highest)<br>
<strong>> Pct. students in-state:</strong> 68% (10th lowest)<br>
<strong>> Cost of out of state:</strong> $18,896 (15th lowest)</p>
<p>Although in-state tuition and fees at public, four-year
universities has risen 3.6% from last year, and 29.1% in the last
five years, Idaho remains one of the least expensive states in the
U.S. for attending college. One factor that may limit costs is the
state’s low cost of living — consumer prices in Idaho were just
93% of what they were nationwide in 2011. Another contributing
factor may be that nearly a third of students attending Idaho’s
public universities are from out of state. Out of state attendees
pay almost three times what in-state students pay to attend
Idaho’s universities. However, Idaho is also hoping to reverse
years of cuts to K-12 education spending, which some fear could
limit spending on the state’s higher education system.<br>
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<p>Considering that Washington State University is just a few miles
away, and that there is a list of cooperative courses that
University of Idaho students may take at WSU at University of
Idaho fee rates, local resident students have relatively rare
university education opportunities close at hand.<br>
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Ken<br>
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