Increased cost of college
The situation is similar at private institutions. The average tuition prices increased by 3.8 percent between 2012-13 and 2013-14, to $30,090. But the average net price also increased, from $11,930 in 2012-13 to $12,460 in 2013-14.Some parents are able to provide their children with the financial resources necessary to pay tuition and fees ...hile the published tuition and fees at public and private colleges still increased in 2013, the growth was smaller than it has been in past years. At public, four-year colleges, for example, published tuition and fees increased by 2.9 percent â the smallest one-year increase since the mid-1970s.