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This report provides comprehensive data about the tuition and fee prices published by public higher education institutions in the West for academic year 2022-23, including changes in tuition and fee rates over the past one-, five-, and 10-academic year periods. Tuition and fee rates in the region appear to have stabilized over the past decade after significant increases that occurred during the Great Recession and, as noted above, when adjusting for inflation, average tuition and fee rates at public two- and four-year institutions in the region have decreased between 2012-13 and 2022-23. This trend has become even more noticeable over the past two years as higher education institutions and systems have been reluctant to increase rates amidst the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and as inflation has increased across the economy. [For the 2021-22 report, see ED617649.]

This report provides comprehensive data about the tuition and fees prices published by public higher education institutions in the West for academic year 2021-22, including changes in tuition and fee rates over the past one-, five-, and 10-year periods. Key takeaways from this year's report include: (1) Average resident undergraduate tuition and fees at public four-year institutions are $10,028 in 2021-22, an increase of 1.2% compared to the year prior; (2) Average resident tuition and fees at public two-year institutions (excluding California) are $4,217 in 2021-22, an increase of 3.4% from 2020-21; and (3) The average increase in tuition and fees at public four-year institutions was the lowest reported annual change over the past decade. [For the 2020-21 report, see ED617640.]

This report provides comprehensive data about the tuition and fees prices published by public higher education institutions in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) region for 2020-21, including changes in tuition and fee rates over the past one-, five-, and 10-year periods. Key takeaways from this year's report include: (1) Average resident undergraduate tuition and fees at public four-year institutions are $9,876 in 2020-21, an increase of 1.2 percent compared to the year prior; (2) Average in-district tuition and fees at public two-year institutions (excluding California) are $4,057 in 2020-21, an increase of 0.8 percent from 2019-20; (3) The average increase in tuition and fees in both sectors was the lowest reported annual change over the past decade; and (4) The impacts of COVID-19 on tuition and fees rates appeared to be minimal for 2020-21, with potentially more significant impacts coming in 2021-22. [For the 2019-20 report, see ED603282.]