data from the Commonfund Institute’s Higher Education Price Index shows. From 1977 to 2024, college tuition rose by 1,513%, experiencing an average inflation rate of 6.1% per year, which is ...

Legislation requiring a UI "center for intellectual freedom" and targeting college affordability are part of GOP efforts to reshape higher education.

At the same time, inflation has made operations more expensive, with the cost of running a college growing 3.4% in fiscal 2024, according to the Higher Education Price Index. During Thursday's ...

Another bill passed by the House aims to improve college affordability by tying tuition increases to the Higher Education Price Index. Legislation establishing a new University of Iowa "center for ...