From the Outside Looking In: Results from a Randomized Experiment on College Tuition Information

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  In Roundtable: Table 54: Navigating the Complexities Associated with Financial Aid and Tuition Policies

Abstract

Differential Tuition (DT) policies are purposeful variations in undergraduate tuition rates, which are increasingly being adopted by public four-year universities. Utilizing an experimental design, this study focuses on the effect of providing information about differential tuition policies on the accuracy of interpreting increasingly complex tuition tables.

Authors

• Casey E. George, University of Louisville

• Gregory Wolniak, New York University

• Glen Nelson, Arizona State University

• Jared Colston, University of Louisville