<p>Does anyone know if there is a consolidated source for tuition changes year-over-year that goes down to individual college/university level - without having to do research through each college's website? I have only found trending data that speaks to 4-yr public vs 2 yr public vs 4 yr private (Trends</a> in College Pricing 2010)</p>
<p>or a website that lists '09-'10 vs. '10-'11 data for the most expensive 500.</p>
<p>I know I am just beating my head against the wall, but I'd like to be able to project the 4 yr costs of each college based on how the tuition rates have increased overtime and not just how we stand on year 1.</p>
<p>[IPEDS</a> Data Center](<a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/Default.aspx]IPEDS”>Use The Data)</p>
<p>Hit “VIEW TREND FOR ONE VARIABLE” and then add schools either by name or by various stats.</p>
<p>I like the idea - but is it realistic? I think there is quite a bit of variability from one year to the next - just because a particular college has averaged a 3% increase for the past few years doesn’t preclude it from raising prices by 6% next year. And it will be interesting to see if any colleges follow Sewanee’s lead and cut prices. Probably wishful thinking!</p>
<p>The IPEDS data goes back more than one year. Put it in a spreadsheet and get the slope on a regression line.</p>
<p>Noimagination - That is fantastic!!! I love when there’s more data than I know what to do with. Rockville - Realistic? Prob not but I figure it might be better than just looking at the static figure of next years tuition to make our decision. It’s difficult to compare public schools who are talking about 20% increase in next 2 yrs vs. the private who consistently ranks up there on tuition but is holding steady with little increase year over year - unless I look at these trends. The college board’s statement papers are just too generalized to help. This database has tuition '02-'10.</p>