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10/cNA0NA0I5lncludes general fee, student activity fee, dining center fee from 1961-62 topresent. student union fee from 1967-68 to present, athletic fee in.1974-45.Does not include optional insurancewIncludes course fee per credit hour, dining center fee from 1962 -63 to preset,and student union tee from 1971-72 to present1620 meali. per week per year'Includes general fee, memorial union fee, student activity tax, student healthfee (from 1970-71 to present), and accident and sickness insurance(required unless otherwise covered, from 1963-64 to present).21ncludes registration fee, student activities tee iron 1961-62 until 1967-68,and graduate student association/assessment from 1967-68 to present. Does netinclude medical insurance.?Undergraduate resident room size 2.0NA320300575540111510 65010 23/c 12 4. 23/c3006005501150010 0630796.7 63001411972-73614197/-72TABLE 27Nost expensive resident room.515 weals per week per year, except 19 in 1962-63 and 1963-54 amdfrost 196546 until 1970-71.7Ineludes general fee and student activity fee. Does not Includeinsurance required in sows programs unless otherwise covered:.Misr-ludas germs' fee, student activity fee, and student miss fee.0'NA0NANA0NA0NA0*A composite for full-time students, during the academic year, on the main campus.NANA.NANANANAOut-of-State Surcharge s047554010152 20/c20011750375SOO0375SOO2 15 /c200375500 7511 10/c 2 1S/c2 5030 10/c 60 15/c60010/c3412501566-67 1967-681960-61 to 1974-75*200o375SOO87502 10/c3754007752 10/cNA8750375SOO0375SOO8752 10/c02 hR I J CTUition(both campuses)Tuition 4 Fees atProv. Campus9Tuition and Fees atWarwick Canpus 10Out-of-state GraduateSurchargeRoom7'Ware,Roan and BoardGraduate Tuition 097530 0/c380SOO10/c38040078010/c380SO780Room and BoardR I CUndergraduate TuitionUndergraduate Tuition4 rees5Out-of-state Undergraduate Surcharge380400Room'oBoard10 10/c500lbre30e10/cSOO10/e30 10 /cSOO10/c30 2501962-612001961-62200Graduate Tuition IIFees210e10/cOut -of -state GraduateSurqharge10/cgraduate SurchargeGraduate TuitionOut-of-state UnderU R tUndergraduate TuitionUndergraduate Tuition4 Fees/1960-61RHOIPE ISLAND PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND FEES,

-2274U.S. Per Capita 478.716.407.116.7S12.086.408.882785298628141964 95447941901970-71CAPITA INCOME, 1960-61 TO ::8.1113.1414.8212.1711.86ob. 1761973-742iv3Proiected charges for 197S-76 are based on tuition Increase of 15% for URI mai 20b for RIC awn RIJC, with other fees constant.2Per capita income for Rhode Island projected using a 6.13% annual 1.953Or59191975 76203Survey of 955351974 752IPer capita incomes shown for calendar year 1n which academic year ends; e.g., per capita income for 1961 is cowered with charges during %cademic year 1960-61. Source:Ilusinest, August, 1974, Table 2, Page 33.Rhode Island JuniorCollegeTuitionTuition 4 FeesRhode Island CollegeUrierzradaate TuitionUnder:raduate Tuition4 FeesGraduate TuitionGraduate Tuition IFees4 FeesGraduate TuitionGraduate Tuition 6FeesUndetraduate TuitionUrdergraduate TuitionIslandUni.ersity of Rhode8.742499N. E. Per Capita IncomeAll of the followingare shown as a percentage of R. 1. per capitaincore:322881960-61R. 1. Per Capita Incase'Academic YearsSTUDENT CHARGES RELATIVE TO RHODE ISLAND PERTABLES

TABLE 4AUNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES AT NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITIESFOR 1974-75----State TotalTuitionAnd FeesOut-ofStateSurcharjePenn StateUniversity1 960.00 50.00 1010.00 1200.00University ofVermont2950.00161.501111.501700.00University of NewHampshire3900.0081.70981.701300.00State University ofNew 9.00(LD*)550.00(UD*)425.00(W)University ofDelaware5720.0089.00809.001060.00University ofMaryland6698.0010.00708.001150.00UNIVERSITY OFRHODE ISLAND7614.00'182.75796.75900.00Rutgers (New Jersey)8585.00140.00725.00585.00University of Maine9575.0012.00587.001175.00University ofConnecticut10350.00350.00700.001000.00University ofMassachusetts11300.00n0.00550.00600.00*UD Upper Division, Juniors and SeniorsLD Lower Division, Freshmen and Sophomores13

10.TABLE 48GRADUATE TUITION AND FEES AT NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITIESFOR V14-75Tu tionRankOrderTuition'Penn State University1 960.00Rutgers (New Jersey)2840.0076.00916.00'-0-University ofMaryland3810.00-0-810.00486.00University of Newnampshire4756.0017.50773.50954.00University ofVermont5720.007.50727.501350.00University 0120.00State University ofNew York8600.0012.50612.50150.00University of Maine9450.0010.00460.001116.00University ofMassachusetts10405.0070.00475.00405.00University ofConnecticut11350.00350.00700.001000.00State UniversityOt erRequiredFees-0-Totai-----'Tuitionand Fees 960.00Out-of-StateSurcharge 1200.00UNIVERSITY OF MODEISLAND'Where tuition is charged per credit hour, the values have been converted to a RRPMdefinition of full-time equivalent by multiplying the cost per credit hour by 18.

11.TABLE 5A.UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES AT NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC PUBLIC FOURYEAR COLLEGES, 1974-75011egeTuitionRankOrderTuition 930.001Ot erRequiredFees 68.00TotalTuitionand Fees 998.00Out-of-StateSurcharge 450.00West Chester (Pa.)1State University ofNew York 9.00(LD)440.00(UD)425.00(LD)Kutztown (Pa.)3750.0080.00830.00750.00Castleton (Vt.)4620.00180.00800.001230.00Plymouth (N.H.)5617.0087.00704.00Trenton State (N.J.)6535.0094.00629.00535.00RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE7420.0091.00511.00685.00Central (Conn.)8300.00301.00601.00900.00Eastern (Conn.)8300.00150.00450.00675.00Southern 0300.00Boston State (Mass.)8300.0069.00369.00300.00Towson State 0Bridgewater State(Mass.)Delaware State(Del.)1Where tuition is charged per credit hour, the values have been converted to aRRPM definition of full-time equivalent by multiplying the cost per credit hourby 30.2 UD Upper Division, Juniors andSeniorsLD Lower Division, Freshmen and Sophomores

12.TABLE 5BGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES AT NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC PUBLIC FOUR-YEARCOLLEGES, 1974-75TuitionRankOrderTuitionWest Chester (Pa.)1 756.00Kutztown (Pa.)2750.00 20.00770.0072.00Towson State (Md.)3684.0039.00723.000Trenton State (N.J.)4630.0072.00702.000Keene (N.H.)5617.00122.00739.00933.00Plymouth (N.H.)5617.00122.00739.00933.00Castleton (Vt.)6468.005.00473.00918.00RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE7414.0012.00426.00Boston State (Mass.)8396.0030.00426.00126.00Central (Conn.),.9300.00296.00569.00900.00Eastern 0300.00College1FeesTotalTuitionand Fees0 756.00OtherRequiredOut-of-StateSurcharge 72.000Bridgewater State(Mass.)1Where tuition is charged per credit hour, the values have been converted to aRRPM definition of full-time equivalent by multiplying the cost per credit hourby 18.

13.TABLE 6TUITION AND FEES AT NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC PUBLIC JUNIOR AND COMMUNITYCOLLEGES, 1974-751CollegeTuitionRankOrder .TuitionOtherRequiredFeesTotalTuition& FeesOut-of-StateSurcharteAdirondak Comm. (N.Y.)1 550.00 56.00 606.00 550.00Genesee Comm. (N.Y.)1550.0050.00600.00550.00Westchester Comm. 00.005400.000400.00992.00Brookdale Comm. (N.J.)5400.0029.00429.00400.00Atlantic Comm. .006390.000390.00462.00Burlington Comm. (N.J.)7350.0045.00395.001050.00Camden County Comm.(N.J.)8300.0050.00350.00980.00RHODE ISLAND JUNIOR(R.I.)8300.0040.00340.00Massasoit Comm. (Mass.)8300.0035.00335.00300.00Springfield TechnicalComm. 00.00Holyoke Comm. (Mass.)8300.0035.00335.00300.00Cape Cod Comm. (Mass.)8300.0040.00340.00300.00All Connecticut Comm.9200.0066.00266.00650.00Montgomery County Comm.(Pa.)Schenectedy County Comm.(N.Y.)Harrisburg Area Comm.(Pa.)Northampton Area Comm.(Pa.)Bergen Conn. (N.J )Delaware Technical Comm.(Del.)0Northern Essex Comm.(Mass.)aine, New Hampshire, and Vermont do not have 'a comparable system of public 31tyror community colleges and are not included.

Source: 2,554,85436% 614 52.65 1,699156,883416114% 1,055,250 2,534,592 630 283.21 4,41725,0801675GD22% 614 109.94i 2,79396,7024128UD 1,029,84021% 420 62.82 1,99476,2852452LD17% 420 89.15 2,50458,7241918.UD 805,560R I C13% 1,107,000 614,376 300 77.05 2,312110,7133690LO29% 414 78.71 1,45222,7831484GDRIJCTABLE 7RIJC.RRPM 1.6, using cost finding principles; capital expenditures are allocated by levels for URI but not for RIC or(7) Calculated Revenues (1) x (5)(6) Ratio of Tuition to FTEUnit Full Costs(5) Tuition(4) Full Costs Per Credit Hour(Credit Hour Unit FullCosts)(3) Full Costs Per FTE (FTE UnitFull Costs)(2) Credit Hours Produced(1) FTE EnrollmentLDU R ICOMPARISON OF TUITION TO UNIT FULL COSTS, 1973-74

UD2SS 1,061,055340 1,414,74042S 1,768,425510 2,122,110595 2,475,79515% of UFC20% of UFC25% of UFC30% of UFC35% of UFC707,370577,920115,584105 500737,000368,50073,7002200 3,685,0001400 5,779,20085013,536,85050% of UFCLD980.800735,600490,400245,20049,0401000 2,452,000900 2,206,800800 1,961,600700 1,716,400.600 1,471,200SOO I,226,00040030020010020Fees RevenueseaHeavy lines approximate fees and calculated revenues as shown in Table 7.*Revenues (X% of UFC) x (FTE); assuming constant enrollments.1980 3,316,5001260 5,201,280770 3,183,16545% of UFC1760 2,948,0001540 2,579,5001320 2,211,0001100 1,842,50088011,474,000MI44022044680 2,829,4801120 4,623,360980 4,045,440840 3,467,520700 2,889,600560 2,311,680420 1,733,760280 1,155,84014028Fees RevenuesGD40% of 1FCMailmusillimmor417010% of UFC353,685855% of UFC70,737171% of UFCFees Revenues* Fees RevenuesLDU R I75239,70''1s719,2501250 2,397,5001125 2,157,7501000 1,918,000875 1,678,250750 80980,100871,200'762,300750 DFees Revenues47,9:4625 1,198,750If3752501252SFees RevenuesUDR I CIMPACT ON REVENUES OF ALTERNATIVE RATIOS OF TUITION TO FTE UNIT FULL COSTS, 1973-74848,700424,35084,8701150 4,243,5001035 3,819,150920 3,394,800805 2,970,450690 2,546,100575 2,121,750460 1,697,40023011523Fees RevenuesLDRIJCTABLE 8!;

16.TUITION POLICY ALTERNATIVESA.Introd-ctionA study of tuition and foe policy must consider the rationale for publicsupport of higher education.The principal justification for using publicfunds to support higher education is that the community feels a responsibilityto widen opportunities for its citizens to educate themselves in this fashion.Underlying this sense of responsibility is the belief that both society andthe individual benefit from public support for higher education.Stressing one extreme, if society receives the primary benefit from an individual's participation in education beyond secondary school, then one couldargue that the charge to the student should be zero.In this case, tuitionswould be nonexistent and the State would pay the complete cost for an individual to attend college.At the other extreme, one could argue that the indi-vidual is primary benefactor of the education received and, therefore, theindividual student should bear the full cost of the education received.the full cost of the education received would be paid by the individual.HereInactuality, no such dichotomy exists, both the individual and society benefitsfrom citizens' obtaining more education.Therefore, the tuition charged tothe individual or the subsidy provided by the State should reflect both individual and social benefits, as well as other variables, including publicability and willingness to support institutions of higher education, the generalfinancial situation of the State, the economy, and the competition of highereducation with other social needs for the tax dollars.Accepting this general proposition, ultimate decisions regarding levels oftuition to be paid should reflect points between the two extremes posed here.This section of the report will provide a range of tuition policy alternatives20

17.and provide arguments for and against options which represent various tuitionlevels between the extreme of the individual student's paying the full costof his or her education and society's paying the full cost of higher education instruction.This discussion must take place with a full understandingthat the tuition policies may vary with time and circumstance.At the time the Committee finished its deliberations, rapidly increasingcosts of education threatened to overshadow all other considerations.Inthe face of these rising costs, tuition policies and charges may have tochange radically during the course of the next year.If, as seems entirelypossible, the rising costs of higher education may place a serious constraintnot only on the lower income groups, but also on the middle income categoriesof society, then the decision on the level of tuition is the one point inhigher education enterprise where public policy officials can have a directand immediate impact on the student's cost of higher education.B.Tuition Policy OptionsThe number of options and comoinations of options for pricing publichigher education are enormous.Given the time and resources available, theCommittee limited its discussion to what it considered the major alternatives.Therefore, the options that follow, as well as arguments for andagainst each, are not all-inclusive.In each case, a brief statement ex-plaining the option is given, followed by some of the major arguments asthey relate to both the equitable treatment of different students and theefficient use of resources.1.TUITION CHARGED AS A PROPORTION OF THE AVERAGE CITIZEN'S ABILITY TO PAYExplanationThis policy would set tuitio*s at or below some predetermined proportion of a measure of average ability to pay, such as Rhode Island per21

18.capita personal income.Thus, tuition charges would rise no more than thestate's per capita income (overage abilliy to pay) rises.Tying tuition to per capita income ideally would ensure that the, finan-cial burden on students and their families for obtaining higher educationwould not increase over time.The evidence of the last decade (Table 3,Page 8) suggests that this burden has been increasing;and if this trendcontinues, fewer students will be able or willing to shoulder this burden,thus depriving both individuals and society the potential benefits ofhigher education.Arguments AgainstSelecting the proportion.would be arbitrary.If it were too high, itwould exclude an excessive number of students; if it were too low, itwould subsidize some students who would be willing and able to pay more,thus not using public resources most effectively.The financial burden of higher education is the total cost to the student,including foregone income.total.Tuition charges are only a small part of theIt is possible for tuition to fall substantially, even to zero,while other costs rise, leaving the burden virtually unchanged.2.TUITION CHARGED ACCORDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S ABILITY TO PAYExplanation,This policy would charge students with little financial ability a negative,zero, or low tuition while charging students of greater financial ability ahigher rate.Ability might be measured largely by income, and the ratescould be graduated by income categories.LIssuments ForTuition discrimination on the basis of financial need enhances the stated22

19.policy of equal access and opportunity by lessening the financial obstaclesto low income students.Further, some evidence indicates that the educationof low income students provides a relatively larger increase in social benefits than does the education of high income students.*Therefore, the publicsubsidy (less than full-cost tuition) should be relatively greater for lowincome students.Arguments AgainstThe intent of this policy could be achieved much more efficiently andequitably by altering existing financial aid programs.Constructing anappropriately graduated tuition scale would be highly arbitrary.Imple-menting the policy might require each student to submit asp annual needsanalysis, the cost of which could exceed any gains in equity and efficiency.3.TUITION CHARGED ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT'S PROGRAM OF STUDYThis policy means that a different tuition would be charged for eachprogram of study offered by the institution(s).Arguments ForPrograms deemed to provide greater social benefits could be subsidizedmore heavily through lower tuition rates, while those programs providinglesser amounts of social benefits would carry higher tuition.Thus, a high degree of efficiency in the use of limited State resourcescould be attained by subsidizing most those programs of greater social*Davis, J. Ronnie. "The Social and Economic Externalities of Education."In Economic Factors Affecting the Financing of Education, R. L. Johns,I. J. Goffman, K. Alexander, and D. H. Stoller (eds.). GaInsville:National Educational Finance Project, 1970.Keniston, Kenneth and Mark Gerzon. "Human and Social

IDENTIFIERS *Rhode Island; Rhode Island College; Rhode Island Junior College; University of Rhode Island. ABSTRACT. A Series of tables is provided to identify the current tuition and fees structure of Rhode Island's public institutions of higher education: University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and Rhode Island Junior College. These .