Why have higher education costs increased?

Figure 4 shows that costs have increased across the board, but Figure 5 explains why administrative costs have grown so dramatically. According to data published by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, the number of non-instruction al staff to instructional staff has grown 35%.



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