{"id":34813,"date":"2001-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-06-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/students-pay-more-for-less\/"},"modified":"2001-06-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-06-01T00:00:00","slug":"students-pay-more-for-less","status":"publish","type":"bulletin","link":"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/students-pay-more-for-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Pay More for Less"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-wicket-banner\">\n<div class=\"component-banner py-8 px-4 relative bg-accent-a-100 bg-mode-light\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container z-10 relative\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex grow flex-col gap-8 basis-full lg:basis-7\/12 w-full\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n<a \tclass=\"component-link inline-flex items-center gap-2 hover:underline focus:shadow-focus\"\n\thref=\"\/bulletins\"\n\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tGo back to \/bulletins\t<\/span>\n<\/span>Back<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"component-banner__title text-heading-3xl font-bold text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents Pay More for Less\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col md:flex-row items-start md:items-center gap-3 md:gap-5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"component-social-sharing flex gap-2 list-none p-0 m-0 items-center\">\n\t<li \t\t\tclass=\"font-bold \" >\n\t\tShare\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t\n<a\thref='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/students-pay-more-for-less\/' target='_blank' aria-label=' (opens in new tab)'\t\tclass=\"\n\tcomponent-social-sharing__button component-button inline-flex items-center button button--ghost button--sm button--rounded\"\n\n\t\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"custom-icon-class component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tShare on Facebook (opens in a new tab)\t<\/span>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t\n<a\thref='https:\/\/bluesky.app\/compose?text=Students+Pay+More+for+Less+-+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caut.ca%2Fbulletin%2Fstudents-pay-more-for-less%2F' target='_blank' aria-label=' (opens in new tab)'\t\tclass=\"\n\tcomponent-social-sharing__button component-button inline-flex items-center button button--ghost button--sm button--rounded\"\n\n\t\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"custom-icon-class component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fa-brands fa-bluesky\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tShare on Bluesky (opens in a new tab)\t<\/span>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t\n<a\thref='https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/students-pay-more-for-less\/&amp;title=Students+Pay+More+for+Less' target='_blank' aria-label=' (opens in new tab)'\t\tclass=\"\n\tcomponent-social-sharing__button component-button inline-flex items-center button button--ghost button--sm button--rounded\"\n\n\t\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"custom-icon-class component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tShare on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)\t<\/span>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t\n<a\thref='mailto:?subject=Students+Pay+More+for+Less&body=https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/students-pay-more-for-less\/' target='_blank' aria-label=' (opens in new tab)'\t\tclass=\"\n\tcomponent-social-sharing__button component-button inline-flex items-center button button--ghost button--sm button--rounded\"\n\n\t\t>\n\t\n<span \n\tclass=\"custom-icon-class component-icon icon\"\n\t>\n\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tShare via Email (opens in a new tab)\t<\/span>\n<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-lg-font-size wp-elements-aee0f2252e6e6b9287bef08d669ede69\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><div class=\"articleBody\">Rapidly rising tuition fees in the past decade have meant students are paying for less while access to university and college is becoming more fragmented along income lines, concludes a new CAUT report.<br><br>The study, <i>University &amp; College Accessibility: How &amp; Why Have Fees Increased?<\/i>, examines what factors have driven the rapid escalation in tuition and other fees in the 1990s and the impact the higher costs are having on accessibility.<br><br>The report finds that fees, when adjusted for inflation and measured on per full-time student basis, rose 64 per cent between 1990\u00ad91 and 1998\u00ad99, largely in response to a 25 per cent decline in public operating grants. However, higher expenditures by universities on student financial assistance have also contributed to the increase.<br><br>\"Contrary to some perceptions, university expenditures on salaries have not been a factor in driving up costs,\" the report states. \"In fact, spending on academic rank salaries, measured in constant dollars and per full-time equivalent student, was 16 per cent lower in 1998\u00ad99 than in 1990\u00ad91. In other words, students are paying more and are receiving less in return.\"<br><br>The study also reveals the main fallout from rising fees has been an increase in the inequality of opportunity to pursue a post-secondary education.<br><br>Using an \"affordability index\" to measure the share of after-tax family income needed to pay for tuition and other fees, the report finds that the 20 per cent of families with the lowest income would have had to set aside 14 per cent of their disposable income in 1990\u00ad 91 to cover these costs. By 1998\u00ad 99, the index rose to 23 per cent. For the richest 20 per cent of families, the index rose modestly from 3 per cent to 4 per cent over the same period.<br><br>\"It is not inevitable that fees continue to rise,\" the study concludes. \"The problem of higher fees is a political problem caused by the rapid public dis-investment in post-secondary education. As such, governments can take immediate steps to ensure that post-secondary education is affordable and accessible to all qualified students.\"<br><br>The report recommends governments increase public operating grants and provide a needs-based system of grants targeted toward economically disadvantaged students.<\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-info-a-20-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--500);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--500);\" class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-wicket-dynamically-related-content\">\n\t<div class=\"px-4 lg:px-0 component-related-posts\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-heading-sm font-bold\">Related Bulletins<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a \tclass=\"component-related-posts__view-all underline hover:no-underline ml-4 pl-4 border-l border-dark-070 component-link underline hover:no-underline focus:shadow-focus\"\n\thref=\"\"\n\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t>\n\tView All<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"component-related-posts__col-3 grid gap-10 grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"@container\">\n\t<div class=\"p-4 component-card-featured bg-white shadow-4 flex flex-col gap-4 relative component-card-featured--bulletin @2xl:flex-col @2xl:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-wrapper flex flex-col grow items-start gap-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-type text-dark-070 uppercase font-bold leading-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFeature\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/the-manchurian-candidate-goes-to-harvard\/\" class=\"component-card-featured__title block text-dark-100 font-bold leading-7 text-heading-xs @2xl:text-heading-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Manchurian candidate goes to Harvard\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__date text-body-sm text-dark-070 italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11-09-2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"@container\">\n\t<div class=\"p-4 component-card-featured bg-white shadow-4 flex flex-col gap-4 relative component-card-featured--bulletin @2xl:flex-col @2xl:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-wrapper flex flex-col grow items-start gap-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-type text-dark-070 uppercase font-bold leading-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPresident's message\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/the-trouble-with-normal\/\" class=\"component-card-featured__title block text-dark-100 font-bold leading-7 text-heading-xs @2xl:text-heading-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe trouble with normal\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__date text-body-sm text-dark-070 italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11-09-2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"@container\">\n\t<div class=\"p-4 component-card-featured bg-white shadow-4 flex flex-col gap-4 relative component-card-featured--bulletin @2xl:flex-col @2xl:items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-wrapper flex flex-col grow items-start gap-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__content-type text-dark-070 uppercase font-bold leading-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBy the numbers\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caut.ca\/bulletin\/academic-staff-association-strikes-and-lockouts-over-the-last-decade\/\" class=\"component-card-featured__title block text-dark-100 font-bold leading-7 text-heading-xs @2xl:text-heading-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAcademic staff association strikes and lockouts over the last decade\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-card-featured__date text-body-sm text-dark-070 italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11-09-2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapidly rising tuition fees in the past decade have meant students are paying for less while access to university and college is becoming more fragmented along income lines, concludes a new CAUT report. 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