Will You be Ready?
The tale of the tape, statistics on college inflation and the undeniable support for higher education
- 10-year college inflation:
College inflation versus general inflation.
- College costs
5-year increases in the cost of college.
- Median income
Studies show that a college degree can increase your annual income and lower your unemployment risk.
- General inflation
Over the previous 50 years college costs have increased by an average of 6.47% a year - nearly double general inflation (3.35%).
- Inflation table (pdf)
50 years of college inflation and general inflation numbers.