How is this report different from The Growing Imbalance, released by the Delta Cost Project in 2008?
Trends in College Spending builds on the analysis presented in The Growing Imbalance, adding several elements: • Updated trend analyses through 2006, making Trends the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of higher education spending in the nation. • Presentation of trends for education and related (E&R) spending as a share of total spending, as well as the share of E&R spending represented by instruction, student services, academic support, administration, and maintenance. • Measures that show the relationship between tuition and spending increases. • Core metrics for gauging college spending and results. • State-level analyses of core metrics. • Essential questions for state, system, and institutional leaders to consider in reviewing the trend data. The metrics presented in Trends have been refined from those presented in The Growing Imbalance, to reflect suggestions from researchers and policy experts. DCP no longer attempts to distinguish between restricted and unrestricted r
