College Cost Comparison

By: Antz Abeyta5-20-14

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Why Higher Education is Important to Me• You can make more money a year with a college education.• You can get a better job then with a diploma.• You can go farther in life!!!

Why higher Education is important to Society • Better Employment • More Doctors and Scientist• Better World!!!

Private 4 Year College- Duke University

Fall 2013

Undergraduate Students 6,495

Graduate and professional Students 8,105

Total number of Students 14,600

Undergraduate Tuition, Fees $45,620

Room, Board (Average) $12,204

Total (including books, personal expenses) $61,404

Percentage of Undergraduate Receiving Aid %50

Total University & Health System Employees (as of June) 34,863

Colorado 4 Year College-Metro State University of Denver• Academic Experience• Average class size 22• Student/faculty ratio 21 to 1• Number of faculty 518 full-time, 1,089 part-time• Majors 55• Master’s Degrees Professional Accountancy, Teacher Education and

Social Work

4 Year out-of-state Public College-Michigan State University

• FINANCES

• General fund budgeted revenues (2013–14): $1,150,300,000 • Tuition and fees: $809.1 million• State appropriations: $249.5 million• Other university funds: $91.7 million• General fund budgeted expenditures (2013–14): $1,150,300,300• Salaries: $736.4 million*• Supplies, services, and equipment: $377 million*• Labor: $36.9 million*• *These are estimates. Final 2013–14 budget distribution is pending.• Tuition (2013–14)Resident undergraduate students• Lower division: $428.75/credit• Upper division: $476.50/credit• Resident graduate students: $621.25/credit• Nonresident undergraduate students• Lower division: $1,125.00/credit• Upper division: $1,160.50/credit• Nonresident graduate students: $1,220.25/credit• Housing (2013–14)• Residence hall rates• Undergraduate (double room/silver meal plan): $4,403/semester• Graduate (permanent single room/$300 food credit plus 75 meal accesses): $3,896/semester• Apartment rates• One bedroom (standard): $650/month• Two bedrooms (standard): $774/month

2 Year Colorado Community College-Arapahoe Community College • •Opportunities for success—through two-year associate degrees, certificates and

guaranteed transfer programs to Colorado public four-year institutions• •More than 100 degree and certificate programs—so you receive a solid foundation for

your future• •Small class sizes—so you get the attention you need to be successful• •Faculty who care—and who take the time to get to know you and how you learn• •Affordability and accessibility—thanks to the lowest tuition among state-funded

schools and financial aid and scholarships• •Convenient locations—Littleton Campus, Parker Campus and Castle Rock Campus• •Preparation for the future—through individual attention, library services and a career

center so you will become part of a network of outstanding Arapahoe Community College alumni who, thanks to their ACC education, have gone on to Do More

International College-Oxford University• There are over 22,000 students at Oxford, including 11,772 undergraduates and 9,850 graduate students• The majority of Oxford’s UK undergraduates come from state schools. Latest figures show that, for UK students attending

schools or colleges in the UK, 56.8% of places on undergraduate courses went to applicants from the state sector.• Oxford spends over £5.67 million each year on outreach activities, in addition to the around £7 million it spends on

bursaries.• In 2014-15, Oxford has the most generous no-strings attached financial support for UK and EU undergraduates from the

lowest income households. The lowest-income students receive support, through bursaries and fee reductions, totalling almost £20,000 over three years.

• Graduate students make up around 45 % of the total student body at Oxford. 62% of them come from outside the UK.• Over 1,000 fully-funded scholarships are available for new master’s and doctoral students in 2014.• Our academic staff come from almost 100 different countries and territories, and our students from more than 140.• Oxford has more world-leading academics (rated 4* in the 2008 national Research Assessment Exercise) than any other

UK university. Oxford also has the highest number of world-leading or internationally excellent (4* or 3*) academics in the UK.

• Oxford consistently has the highest research income from external sponsors of any UK university. In 2012-13, 40% (£436.8m) of income came from this source.

• Oxford University has won nine Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher Education, more than any other university.

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