1) How much would an in-state student expect to pay in total tuition, room and board for the 2016-2017 school year? How has that changed in the last year on a percentage change basis?

**Write your answers out in complete sentences. Tks** Arkansas: $24,302/ 3.4%

Missouri: $25,916/ 7.2%

2) How much would an out-of-state student expect to pay in total tuition, room and board for the 2016-2017 school year? How has that changed in the last year on a percentage change basis?  How does that differ from in-state students?

Arkansas: Out of state: $38,650/5%, In state: 3.4%

Missouri: Out of state: $42,290/6.1%, In state: 7.2%

3) Which category increased the most from the 2016-2017 school years?  Raw change?  Percent change?

Arkansas: Out of state tuition and fees at a raw change of $1,342 and a percentage change of 6.1%.

Missouri: Other on campus fees at a raw change of $1,014 and a percentage change of 27.1%.

5) Write a lead for a story based on your analysis.

Out of state tuition and fees at the UofA ** (write out the full name – University of Arkansas ) in 2017 have increased 6% since 2013, according to National Center for Education Statistics.(how does that compare to missouri)

6) What other information and/or sources would help you finish this story? It would be helpful to know the scholarships that out of state students can receive, and different alternatives to room and board/books and supplies, as well as what exactly the “other” category entails.

Tuition data