Everyone knows that college is expensive. Tuition alone can be financially crippling and that is not including any school supplies or textbooks you may need. That's why the thriftier you can be when ...

According to research from the Education Data Initiative, the average college student spent between $628 and $1,471 on textbooks and supplies during the 2021-2022 academic year. While spending on ...

As students settle into the new academic year, they're also getting savvier about the high costs of their education. "It's hard (if not impossible) to know just how prevalent this practice is," writes ...

Textbook prices have almost tripled over the past four decades, turning these books into financial burdens. Moving from print to digital college textbooks was supposed to address the problem. But it ...

College has become increasingly expensive over the years, and the problem only seems to get worse. Not only do students have to cover the growing cost of tuition and fees, but then there are personal ...

The chart above shows the percent changes since 1978 for the CPI series “Educational Books and Supplies” (which is mostly college textbooks), the CPI series “Medical Services,” the median price for ...