Through tax credits, grants and better loans, weve made college more affordable for millions of students and families over the last few years. But taxpayers cant keep on subsidizing higher and higher and higher costs of higher education. Colleges must do their part to keep costs down. And its our job to make sure that they do.
President Barack Obama

During his State of the Union on Feb. 12, President Obama reiterated his desire to address college affordability across the nation and introduced a newly established College Scorecard through the government's College Affordability and Transparency Center. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 shares this commitment to make college education more affordable, and over the past several years the university has taken a number of significant steps to address the needs of students.  
 

  • In the newly launched University Plan, one of 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s seven aspirations over the next decade is to ensure the affordability of a 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 education. Strategic measures are being designed and implemented to achieve this aspiration.
  • Over the past several years, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 has kept its annual tuition increases to their lowest rates in more than 25 years, and well below the national average for private institutions. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s 201213 increase of 3.66 percent was nearly a quarter point below the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities average of 3.9 percent.
  • In 2011, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 commissioned a university-wide affordability task force to identify ways to address affordability and minimize the financial impact on students.
  • In August 2012, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 launched , which provides students from across the world with access to free educational content.


Today, the White House launched its new college scorecard, which helps to measure colleges performances on several financial criteria. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s documents the Universitys high graduation rate and low loan default rate significantly lower than the national average. Though it also shows a relatively high net price increase from 2007-2009, these figures appear to be inaccurate and the university is seeking to verify the data reported to the federal government. 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s rate of increase has been far lower in recent years; the annual tuition, room and board increases over the last five years have averaged just 3.84 percent.

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