Prices have also increased fairly rapidly, according to the Labor Department, for funeral services, sports tickets, day care, legal advice and tax preparation.
In the public four-year sector, the increase in published tuition and fees from $2,810 (in 2014 dollars) in 1984-85 to $9,139 in 2014-15 is an increase of 225%, or 4.0% per year over 30 years. The increase over the most recent five years, from 2009-10 to 2014-15, was 17%, or 3.2% per year.
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Average total tuition, fees, room and board rates charged for full-time undergraduate students in degree-granting institutions, public 4-year institution, in 2011 dollars.
1981-1982: $6,942
2011-2012: $16,789
