College Search Process......Then and Now

ucbalumnus
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:31:32 +0000

mackinaw:

Early 1960’s.

This was Reed College.

This college was worth every dollar of the $1,240 annual tuition (freshman year), and the room and board charge of $600 (though I rarely got up in time for breakfast).



$1.00 in 1963 is equivalent to $7.59 in 2013, according to the [CPI Inflation Calculator](http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=1&year1=1963&year2=2013) .

So $1,249 tuition in 1963 would be equivalent to $9,412 today, and $600 room and board in 1963 would be equivalent to $4,554 today, for an equivalent total of $13,966. Compare to today’s Reed tuition and fees of $46,010, with room and board of $11,770, for a total of $57,780. (Neither figure includes books and other expenses.)