tag: Tuition freezes

At the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s (ASHE) 2024 General Conference, James Ward, Cameron Childress, Ifeatu Oliobi, and Robert Kelchen will participate in a panel discussion examining the relationship between state mandated tuition freezes for undergraduates at public institutions and changes in the enrollment and completions of graduate students, the number of graduate programs being offered, and graduate program tuition. The session is scheduled to take place on November 22 at 3:45 to 5:00pm.

At the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference in Baltimore, Ithaka S+R’s James Ward will present a paper, co-authored by Cameron Childress, Ifeatu Oliobi, and Robert Kelchen, estimating the relationship between state mandated tuition freezes and caps in undergraduate programs and institutions’ use of graduate programs to to protect against revenue shocks. The authors estimate the effect on graduate program enrollment, the number of graduate programs, and tuition levels. Learn more about the session, taking place…