<u>More than thirty years later,</u> enrollment in American colleges and universities continues to advance, much faster than inflation.
<u>This fall, Harvard enrollment and annual fees</u> (not including room and board) <u>will cost more than 17 times the cost of 1971-72</u>.
<u>Not only do tuition costs at elite universities such as Harvard exceed the government's consumer price index</u>. <u><em>If the long-term trend is observed, university enrollment has increased almost six percent above the rate of inflation.
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<u>The average cost of tuition and fees of a private</u>, non-profit, four-year university this school year was more than 17 times the cost in 1971-1972.
<u>In four-year public schools, tuition and fees</u> cost around 18 times the cost in 1971-1972, <u>according to the College Board</u>.