Worksheet for Evaluating College Research

March 2015
Your Plans: When we did our initial survey, your plans after high school were:
To attend a large four year University

Larger University: University of Michigan

Tuition per
Credit Hour
Tuition per
Semester

What You Thought

More than $666.67

What You Learned

$468.70

Should be between $270-$400

Hints

More than
$10,000
$1,000-$2,000

$7047

Should be between $4000-$5000

Should be in the $4,000 range

Housing
$5943
(Room and
Board)
Reflection: I found that the tuition for a large university like the University of Michigan
would cost more than $10,000 per semester but discovered that the tuition for
the University of Michigan is $2953 less than my thought. Thats $197.97 less
than what I first thought. However I discovered that housing is over my original
thought by $4,943.

Community College: Jackson

Tuition per
Credit Hour
Tuition per
Semester
Housing (JC)
Reflection:

Actual College Researched (if different):

What You
What You Learned
Hints
Thought
Should be between $145-$190
More than $666.67
$161
More than $10,000

$2,415

Should be between $2175 and

$2850

$1,000-$2,000

$6,010

Should be between $2500-$3500

depending on meal plan.

I thought that the tuition for a community college per semester would be more than
$10,000 or $666.67 per credit hour. I discovered that the actual cost for tuition at
a community college will be $2,415 per semester or $161 per credit hour. The cost of
housing is higher than I expected by about $5,000.

Other College/University: Washtenaw Community College

What You
Thought
$333-$533

What You Learned

Hints

Tuition per
$149
Credit Hour
Tuition per
$5,000-$8,000 $2,235
Semester
Housing
$1,000-$2,000 $2,420
(Room and
Board)
Reflection: The cost for tuition at a community college is cheaper than I originally thought.
Originally I thought that the cost for tuition at a community college was $333$533 per credit hour or $5,000- $8,000 per semester. I discovered that the
cost of tuition at Washtenaw Community College was $149 per credit, which is
$2,235 per semester. The cost of housing is a little higher than I expected. I
originally thought that the cost for housing at a community college was
$1,000-$2,000, but through research discovered that at Washtenaw, the cost
of housing is $2,420, or $420 over my estimate.

Smaller College (Siena/Adrian): Adrian

What You
Thought
$200-$333

What You Learned

Hints

Should be in the $700-$1100

Tuition per
$490
range
Credit Hour
Should be in the $11,000Tuition per
$3,000-$5,000 $31,870
$20,000 range.
Semester
Should be in the $4,000 range
Housing
$1,000-$2,000 $4375
(Room and
Board)
Reflection: The tuition for a smaller college such as Siena Heights or Adrian College is
$31,870 per semester, which is $490 per credit. This is within my original
estimate range of $3,000-$5,000 per semester, but a little higher than my
estimated range of tuition per credit, which was $200-$300. The price of
tuition per credit at Adrian college is $490. The price of housing at Adrian
College is much higher than I estimated by about 2,375. I originally thought
the price for housing at a college like Adrian would cost between $1,000 and
$2,000, but through research I discovered that the price for housing at Adrian
College is $4,375.

Tuition per Credit Hour

Tuition per Semester
Tuition per Year
Housing per semester
Housing per year
Total per year (housing
+ tuition)

Jackson
College
$161
$2,415
$4830
$4,200
$8,400
$12,600

MSU,
UofM,
$468.70
$7047
$14,094
$5,918
$11,836
$25,930

Other
College
$149
$2,235
$4470
$2,420
$4840
$9310

Siena/Adr
ian
$490
$31,870
$63,740
$4,375
$8,750
$72,490

Other
(out of
state)

Which college did you think was most expensive (from survey results)?
University of
Michigan
Which college was actually the most expensive?
Adrian College