University of Arkansas vs. University of Missouri at Columbia

**Write your answers in complete sentences, following AP style**

1) How much would an in-state student expect to pay in total tuition, room and board for the 2016-2017 school year?

University of Arkansas: $24,302

University of Missouri: $25,916

How has that changed in the last year on a percentage change basis?

University of Arkansas: +3.4%

University of Missouri: +7.17%

2) How much would an out-of-state student expect to pay in total tuition, room and board for the 2016-2017 school year?

University of Arkansas: $38,650

University of Missouri: $24,710 *incorrect, $42,290 is the total out of state tuition and fees.

How has that changed in the last year on a percentage change basis? How does that differ from in-state students?

University of Arkansas: +5.0%

University of Missouri: 6.15%

It differs by $16,374 for Missouri, and $14,348 for Arkansas.

4) Which category increased the most from the 2016-2017 school years?

Raw change?

University of Arkansas: Out-of-state tuition and fees  *specify by how much. you have the data. use it.

University of Missouri: Other living expenses. *specify by how much. you have the data. use it.

Percent change?

University of Arkansas: Out-of-state tuition and fees at 6.1% growth

University of Missouri: Other living expenses, at 27.1%

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

In the 2016-2017 academic year, the **spell out University of Arkansas** UofA’s out of state expenses grew by 5 percent from the previous year, raising the difference between out-of-state expenses and in-state expenses from $13,304 to $14,348.

6) What other information and/or sources would help you finish this story?

Interview with admissions so I could see if out-of-state enrollment has gone down while prices go up. Hopefully, the trend there would result in a pretty great story about UofA’s prices rising and pushing prospective students away.

Spreadsheet:
https://drive.google.com/a/email.uark.edu/file/d/0B8q26O-YrmSsS05WdHFzalRHWDQ/view?usp=sharing