A study of student loans and their relation to higher educational finance

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Identifikator:: 1028402236

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-41825

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Author:: Chassee, Leo Jeannot

Title:: A study of student loans and their relation to higher educational finance

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: Harmon Foundation, Inc.

Year of publication:: 1925

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (170 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter II. Sources of educational income

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40 A Study of Student Loans and TABLE 6 COMPARATIVE FEE SCHEDULE OF PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS—1924-2S 1 Institutions Arts and Science Faw Medicine Engi neering Matricula Graduate tion Fee ■ Gradua tion Fee Average $247 $213 $274 $282 $127 $7 $12 Brown Univ 300 300 300 10 Carnegie Ins. of Tech. 300 180 5 Chicago Univ 225 225 240 300 300 10 Columbia Univ 300 300 300 300 300 12 20 Harvard Univ 300 250 300 300 300 20 Lehigh Univ 300 300 5 10 Univ. of Penn 275 275 325 325 200 5 20 U. of Pittsburgh 212 212 312 212 Princeton Univ 350 100 5 12 Stanford Univ 225 195 255 150 5 Syracuse Univ 225 225 275 275 100 5 10 Yale Univ 300 300 20 1 Compiled from the announcements of the various institutions. The other interesting features which Table 6 discloses are that tuition and fees are on a flat basis, or nearly so, in most institutions, and that charges in the Graduate Schools are much lower than in the other schools with the exception of Brown, Chicago, Columbia and Harvard Universities. The figures for Arts and Science are at a relatively high level in practically all institutions, which would indicate that the charges for these courses are as much as for Law, Medicine, and Engineering, except where a difference is caused by large laboratory fees. It is fair to conclude that charges are neither apporticmed in accordance to educa- tional costs nor the economic value of the training to the individual. The Cost of Education to the Student There has been much said about the rising cost of education to the Student, but, as was pointed out above, the purely educational item in the student’s budget has not risen proportionately with the other items, such as clothing, amusements, and future earning capacity. It is of little use to examine absolute figures in this manner. The rise in fees and tui tion must be compared with the rise in other things that enter into the cost of education. The major factors in the cost of education from the student’s standpoint are tuition and fees, and cost of living. From the

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