As Congress rethinks the Higher Education Act, it's important to move away from IPEDS, says Wilson. Completion of IPEDS surveys is mandatory for postsecondary institutions that receive federal Title IV funding, such as Pell grants and federal student loans.
Undergraduate Tuition. Tuition for Harding University is $16,560 for the 2014/2015 academic year. This is 34% cheaper than the national average private non-profit four year college tuition of $25,229. The cost is $4,209 and 34% more expensive than the average Arkansas tuition of $12,351 for 4 year colleges. Tuition ranks 19th in Arkansas amongst 4 year colleges for affordability and is the 7th most expensive 4 year college in the state. Price does not vary by residence.
At the Rhode Island School of Design, an urban school with a celebrated art program, tuition is $42,622; at Carnegie Mellon University, which has a highly ranked engineering program, tuition is $46,670. Last year, Cooper Union hired a consulting firm to consider the effect of collecting tuition from undergraduates. (Officially the college lists a price of $38,500 a year, but extends to all students what it calls a full-tuition scholarship.). The firm advised against reducing the scholarships by more than 25 percent.