作者：杜静 支林飞 来源：新华网 发布时间：2011-10-27 9:38:26 http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2011/10/254466.shtm 报告显示美国高等院校学费显著上涨 美国大专院校委员会10月26日公布的研究报告显示，由于经济低迷导致各州政府削减教育拨款，2011－2012学年度美国高校学费显著上涨。 报告说，2011－2012学年，美国四年制公立大学人均学杂费为8244美元，比上一学年增加8.3%。如果算上食宿费用，人均费用达到约1.71万美元，比上一学年上涨6%。四年制私立大学人均学杂费为2.85万美元，比上一学年增加4.5%。如果算上食宿费用，人均费用达到约3.86万美元，上涨4.4%。 高校学费上涨幅度远高于物价涨幅。截至今年7月的一年里，美国通货膨胀率仅为3.6%。特别是在经济不景气导致家庭收入普遍缩水的情况下，学费大幅上涨更让很多家庭不堪重负。也正因如此，美国助学贷款数额不断上升。据《今日美国报》日前报道，美国助学贷款发放额去年首次超过1000亿美元，未清偿助学贷款余额今年预计将首次突破1万亿美元大关。 当前，奥巴马政府正着手采取措施减轻学生贷款压力。奥巴马25日宣布，政府将提前实施国会通过的为学生贷款“减负”措施。根据这一措施，学生贷款月还款上限不得超过借款人月收入的10%。如果借款人20年仍未还清贷款，剩余债务将一笔勾销。除此之外，从明年开始，相关部门将整合学生贷款，大约600万学生和大学毕业生将能得到优惠利率。 更多阅读 美国大专院校委员会相关报道（英文） http://press.collegeboard.org/releases/2011/new-college-board-trends-reports-price-college-continues-rise-nationally-dramatic-difference New College Board Trends Reports Price of College Continues to Rise Nationally, with Dramatic Differences in Pricing Policies from State to State Increases in federal tax credits, combined with growth in grant aid, help some students cover rising expenses 10/25/2011 NEW YORK –– Increases in college prices for the 2011-12 academic year reflect the continued impact of a weakened economy as well as state funding that has not kept pace with the growth in college enrollments. For the fifth consecutive year, the percentage increase in average tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities was higher than the percentage increase at private nonprofit four-year colleges. While national data provide an important snapshot of overall college prices, this year’s data also reveal substantial state-to-state pricing variations underlying the national averages. Student aid plays an important role in cushioning the impact of increases in published prices. New data reveal that the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), implemented in 2009, increased the subsidies provided to students through the combination of education tax credits and deductions from about $7 billion in 2007-08 to an estimated $14.8 billion in 2009-10 and 2010-11. These are just some of the findings detailed in the College Board Advocacy Policy Center’s Trends in College Pricing 2011 and Trends in Student Aid 2011 reports that will be released at the College Board’s Forum today. The national increase in tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities for the 2011–12 academic year was influenced substantially by the State of California. Nationally, the increase for the public four-year sector was 8.3 percent between 2010-11 and 2011-12 including California but only 7.0 percent excluding it. Similarly, the national increase for public two-year institutions was 8.7 percent including California and 7.4 percent excluding it. California, which enrolls about 10 percent of the nation’s full-time public four-year college students, had the highest percentage increase in published in-state tuition and fees (21 percent) for that sector in 2011-12. Arizona and Washington increased published in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions by 17 percent and 16 percent, respectively. In contrast, increases in Connecticut and South Carolina were about 2.5 percent. Key Tuition and Fee Findings : Published in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions average $8,244 in 2011-12, $631 (8.3 percent) higher than in 2010-11. Average total charges, including tuition and fees and room and board, are $17,131, up 6.0 percent. Published out-of-state tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities average $20,770, $1,122 (5.7 percent) higher than in 2010-11. Average total charges are $29,657, up 5.2 percent. Published in-state tuition and fees at public two-year colleges average $2,963, $236 (8.7 percent) higher than in 2010-11. Published tuition and fees at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities average $28,500 in 2011-12, $1,235 (4.5 percent) higher than in 2010-11. Average total charges, including tuition and fees and room and board, are $38,589, up 4.4 percent. Published tuition and fees at for-profit institutions average an estimated $14,487 in 2011-12, 3.2 percent higher than in 2010-11. “While the importance of a college degree has never been greater, its rapidly rising price is an overwhelming obstacle to many students and families,” said College Board President Gaston Caperton. “Making matters worse is the variability of price from state to state. This report is yet another reminder that we must do more to help disadvantaged students, many of whom face additional barriers to college that are not financial. The least we can do is slow the skyrocketing price of college and put the dream of higher education back within reach of every American.
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