In theory this will help them cover the average tuition fee cost per year of about £8,700; with 75% of universities opting to charge the top whack of £9,000.
For a four-year private university, the yearly cost is almost double that of public schools, with the average one-year tuition costs averaging $21,235, or $31,916 including room and board.
The rankings, based on academic reputation, acceptance rate, tuition cost, and average graduate pay, are intended to help students understand each school's program and determine which school provides the greatest return on investment.
For instance, the federal Pell grant program, which has helped many students from low-income families, had covered, on average, 98percentt of tuition costs at public four-year colleges and universities in 1986, but covered just 59percentt in 2000, according to the College Board.
The new research has shown the total annual average tuition fees, combined with living costs, in Norway are almost ten times less than that of the UK where students would need an average yearly amount of £21,000.
Many students are burdened by rent payments, textbook costs, and average tuition fees of $1,300 a year, and 73% go to school part time.
The Government Accountability Office has estimated that textbooks cost a quarter the average tuition for state universities and three-fourths the average tuition at community colleges.
Declining state support has forced the UC system to slash costs and to raise average tuition fees by 50% in just three years.
In 1946, the one-year tuition cost at Harvard was $420, and average annual income for an individual was $2,600.
1. Tuition: The average tuition and fees for full-time students at public, in-state, two-year colleges is $3,131, less than half the cost of four-year, in-state, public colleges which average $8,655, according to the College Board.
