Best state in America: Maryland, for keeping college costs relatively stable - Reid Wilson, Washington Post

In Maryland, public university tuition has risen at a slower rate than in any other state. The average year at a public four-year college in Maryland cost an in-state student $18,094, including tuition, fees, room and board, in the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, a division of the Department of Education. That’s about 47 percent higher than the $12,332 a student paid for the 2002-2003 school year. Montana, Wyoming and Ohio kept their costs low, too, with increases between 50 and 60 percent over the decade. But in-state college costs more than doubled in seven states. In New Hampshire, costs spiked from $9,415 to $24,705 — a 162 percent increase. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/best-state-in-america-maryland-for-keeping-college-costs-relatively-stable/2014/06/13/d094e256-f18a-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html