PHOENIX — Arizona universities suffered the largest percentage cuts in state aid to higher education since the start of the recession and saw the second-largest growth in student tuition at the same time, a new report shows.
The report, issued Oct. 24 by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities showed only a handful of states have been able to restore higher education funding to pre-recession levels, in inflation-adjusted dollars.
From 2008 to 2018, the report said, tuition at Arizona’s four-year state universities rose 92.4%, trailing only the 106.9% increase for Louisiana students. But Arizona’s increase translated into an additional $5,384 per student, which was tops in the nation.
At the same time, state aid fell 54.9% in inflation-adjusted dollars, a decrease of $3,669 per student, the fourth-highest decline among states.
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