Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Letter of Transmittal by William E. Troutt and Barry Munitz Chapter 2 Straight Talk About College Costs and Prices Chapter 3 Cost and Price Drivers in Higher Education Chapter 4 Convictions and Recommendations Chapter 5 A Word to Students and Families

About the Author

A publication of the Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSI) of the American Council on Education's Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials.

Reviews

This important book, which gathers in one place a wide array of statistics and analytical information about the finances of higher education, is highly recommended as a benchmark that will be referred to continuously as years pass. CHOICE Pages are chock-full of instructive financial data. The commission did an incredible job in addressing the concern of the rising cost of higher education in the nation ... a remarkably fine document. It is clear and wonderfully short, and lays out excellent ground rules. University Business