Tuition and Fee Rates in Representative Colleges in the West
1996-97
 
                                                           Resident              Nonresident
Colleges                                          Undergraduate Graduate Undergraduate Graduate

Oregon - Western Oregon State College                    3,099    4,809         9,117    8,619
Washington - Western Washington University               2,613    4,065         8,796   12,000
Idaho - Boise State University                           2,104    2,578         7,450    7,924
Colorado - Western State College                         2,086   --             7,064   --
California - Chico State University                      2,046    7,950         2,046    7,950
Arizona - Northern Arizona University                    2,010    2,010         7,526    7,526
Utah - Southern Utah State College                       1,800    1,935         5,652    6,180
New Mexico - Western New Mexico University               1,516    1,636         5,604    5,724
Hawaii - University of Hawaii, Hilo                        938     --           5,786     --

Average without Oregon                                   1,889    2,685         6,241    5,884
Oregon institution as % of average                       164.1%   179.1%        146.1%   146.5%
Oregon's rank out of 9                                   1st        2nd         1st        2nd


Source: OSSHE Budget and Fiscal Policies Division, telephone surveys.
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