The impact of tuition increases on enrollment at public colleges and universities

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-457

  Hemelt, Steven W ^a   Marcotte, Dave E ^b  

^a Department of Psychology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

costs; postsecondary enrollment; public higher education; tuition

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855130151     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373711415261     Document Type: Review

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