Tuition

When I was at Ohio University in the mid-1970s, things were a lot less expensive.

My tuition bill for my senior year was $795.

Now this is from an AP story about tuition and dorm costs at Ohio's largest state-supported universities:

At Ohio University in Athens, room and board is increasing 6 percent to $8,426, or $485 from last year. Last year, room and board increased by 4 percent. Tuition this fall will remain $8,907.

So tuition nowadays is 11.2 times what it was in the 1975-76 school year. Wow.

I hope the kids there get what they pay for.

And I'm glad my two oldest now plan to go to Marshall for the first couple of years before transferring out. They'll stay if Marshall can compete for their last two years. It sure will be interesting to see how that competition comes out.

For what it's worth, Ohio State is less expensive than Ohio, while Miami and Bowling Green are more. Again, from the AP:

Ohio State University
Tuition: $8,667 (still needs approval)
Room and board: $7,236 (4.7 percent increase from a year ago), affects the 10,000 students who live on campus, plus others who have meal plans.

Bowling Green State University
Tuition: $9,065
Room and board: $6,878 (3 percent increase from a year ago)

Miami University
Tuition: $11,443 (the most an in-state freshman will pay at Miami)
Room and board: $8,600 (5.6 percent increase from a year ago)

Kent State University
Tuition: $8,430
Room and board: $7,200 (4.7 percent increase from a year ago)