Comparing the Rise in College Costs With Inflation

	Historical increases in college tuition versus inflation
	Private 4-Year	Public 4-Year	Inflation Rate
1995-96	5.33%	1.81%	2.54%
1996-97	5.64%	5.93%	3.32%
1997-98	5.45%	4.62%	1.70%
1998-99	5.68%	4.02%	1.61%
1999-00	4.99%	3.99%	2.68%
2000-01	3.54%	4.46%	3.39%
2001-02	7.28%	6.99%	1.55%
2002-03	4.23%	7.09%	2.38%
2003-04	4.78%	8.89%	1.88%
2004-05	5.41%	8.07%	3.26%
2005-06	4.62%	6.50%	3.42%
2006-07	6.12%	5.94%	2.54%
2007-08	4.89%	5.61%	4.08%
2008-09	5.66%	5.97%	0.09%
2009-10	3.76%	6.05%	2.72%
2010-11	3.99%	6.17%	1.50%
2011-12	4.11%	6.06%	2.96%
2012-13	3.90%	3.85%	1.74%
2013-14	3.83%	3.14%	1.50%
2014-15	3.64%	2.99%	0.76%
2015-16	3.37%	3.38%	0.73%
2016-17	3.35%	2.96%	2.07%
2017-18	3.62%	3.18%	2.11%
2018-19	3.23%	2.79%	1.91%
2019-20	2.80%	2.71%	2.29%
2020-21	1.80%	4.69%	1.36%
2021-22	-7.32%	-1.26%	7.04%
2022-23	3.37%	2.47%	6.45%
2023-24	5.17%	3.35%	3.35%
2024-25	1.80%	4.69%	2.89%
Average	3.93%	4.57%	2.53%

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