OPB brief
November 14, 2019
Income Share Agreement Update
Income Share Agreements (ISAs) have grown in popularity in recent years. They have been lauded by some as a solution to the student debt crisis, and criticized by others for further complicating the education finance market. Given the continued interest in ISAs, we have updated our 2016 brief on the topic. Here are some key…
January 31, 2019
OPB Brief on Published Price vs. Net Price – 2019 update
The 2019 update of the Published Price vs. Net Price brief is now available on our briefs page, and reflects the newest available data. The brief includes sector-wide data on trends in published price and net price for public and private four-year colleges and institutions, a description of how declining state investment in higher education has spurred…
March 9, 2018
OPB Brief on Compromise 2018 Supplemental Budgets
Leadership in the state House and Senate released their compromise 2018 supplemental budget proposals earlier this week—the capital proposal came out on Tuesday evening and the operating proposal on Wednesday evening. With the release of these budgets, and with their subsequent passage by the legislature, lawmakers ended the legislative session on time, for the first time…
January 17, 2018
New OPB Briefs: Published Price vs. Net Price, Differential Tuition, and Activity Based Budgeting
OPB has released two new briefs. The Published Price vs. Net Price brief is an updated version of a brief we posted in June, reflecting the newest available data. The brief includes sector-wide data on trends in published price and net price for public and private four-year colleges and institutions, a description of how declining…
June 7, 2017
Two New OPB Briefs: Resident Undergraduate Tuition Trends and Net Price
OPB has released two new briefs. The first brief focuses on trends in Resident Undergraduate (RUG) tuition rates and state funding environments across the United States, based on the most recent “Trends in College Pricing” report, which is released by the College Board each year. The report identifies Washington as the only state to have…
March 30, 2016
OPB Brief: Final 2016 Supplemental Operating and Capital Budgets
The 2016 Legislature concluded its business having passed supplemental operating and capital budgets before the scheduled close of the 30-day special session. Please see the OPB brief for a detailed overview of the final compromise budgets. While the compromise operating budget includes $3.513 million in additional biennial funding to “true up” the tuition backfill associated…