According to the most recent College Board Annual Survey of Colleges, the average tuition for a four-year public school has risen 10 percent since last year.
The survey, given every year by the College Board, also found that tuition at two-year public colleges rose 9 percent and the price of going to a four-year private school increased 6 percent.
Sandy Baum, a College Board senior policy analyst, said the survey is representative of 2,800 schools across the country.
According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, in-state tuition at University Park increased by 12 percent, from $9,706 in the 2003-04 school year to $10,856 in the 2004-05 school year.
Jennifer Topiel, College Board associate director of public affairs, said the largest increase in four-year public schools' tuition, after being adjusted for inflation, was 11 percent. She added that the increase this year is affected by a variety of things.
"It has to do with how the economy is doing, or the amount of money the school receives from the state, new school projects or even new healthcare benefit costs for staff," she said.
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