In 2011, Texas Governor Perry challenged universities to craft what came to be called “$10,000 degrees.” The Texas Affordable Baccalaureate program best incorporates the means specified by the governor and could serve as a model for the country. For the first time, the college affordability debate is focusing on how schools themselves can lower their prices, rather than how taxpayers can come up with more money to subsidize public higher education
How Well Are Texas Public Universities Serving Their Students?
This paper represents the first installment of what will be an ongoing study of Texas public universities. This first phase, released in March 2024, is a review of three leading, existing ranking protocols, which measure free speech, academic quality, and Return on Investment by major and program. Our next installment will measure and report on...