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Institutional development · Finance, funding and sustainability · United States

Purdue says it has held tuition flat for 14 years, cites accelerated degree pathways

Purdue University says it has kept tuition flat for 14 consecutive years and points to accelerated degree pathways as part of its efforts to make its education more affordable.

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Why it matters: Purdue University students and their families are the group affected by the tuition freeze the university says has lasted 14 consecutive years.

Purdue University, based in West Lafayette, Indiana, said it has held tuition flat for 14 consecutive years.

The university cited accelerated degree pathways among its efforts to make a Purdue education more affordable.

Purdue described its student outcomes as nationally recognised and said it has been expanding opportunities for students.

Editor’s view

Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor

According to Purdue, its students have had tuition held flat for 14 consecutive years, and the university presents accelerated degree pathways as part of the same affordability effort.

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