<p>Does the Georgia legislature or state DOE have approval/veto power over tuition increases? It may be that schools are free to set fees however they want, but tuition has to be approved, and for political reasons “tuition” increases are kept small.</p>
<p>At the other extreme is UMass, where tuition is currently < 15% of the “tuition + fees” total. Yes, the fees are 85%. On the other hand, tuition hasn’t gone up in years.</p>
<p>It’s becoming a meaningless distinction. I don’t think I’ve seen any college web sites that don’t list tuition and fees together.</p>