Resident and Nonresident Tuition and Enrollment at Flagship State Universities / Michael J. Rizzo, Ronald G. Ehrenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rizzo, Michael J.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w9516.

NBER working paper series no. w9516

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2003.

Summary:

We address the determinants of resident and nonresident tuition and enrollment at public universities. A key explanatory variable is the share of out-of-state students enrolled under reciprocity agreements. We find that public universities use out-of-state enrollments primarily to augment student quality, not to make up for losses in state appropriations.In the main out-of-state enrollment levels are relatively insensitive to out-of-state tuition levels charged by institutions. Finally, we find no evidence that public universities increase their in-state or out-of-state tuition levels in response to increased federal or state financial aid for students.

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Print version record

February 2003.