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Title: RELATIONSHIP OF ENROLLMENT TO THE TUITION AND FEE DIFFERENCE RATIO AND STATE RESOURCES BETWEEN 1960 AND 2000

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2008

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Abstract: The literature indicated that tuition and fee prices influenced enrollment in postsecondary education, with higher prices resulting in decreased attendance. The difference in tuition and fees between public community colleges and undergraduate institutions, operationalized as the tuition and fee difference ratio, was examined for its association with enrollment. The purpose of this study was to test student price response theory by examining the degree to which the attempt to provide access to public postsecondary education via the introduction of a lower-priced option, with considerations of a state’s resources, was associated with enrollment for the years 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000. Results indicated that the difference in tuition and fees was not statistically significantly related to enrollment. The general trend of the tuition and fee difference ratio was, however, negatively associated with enrollment. Implications for state systems were discussed.

Url: http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0022188/mullin_c.pdf

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Authors: Mullin, Christopher Michael

Institution: University of Florida

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other

Countries: United States