Average price of 4-year university up 15 percent

Associated Press.

When those college tuition bills come in, be prepared for sticker shock.

The average cost of attending a four-year public university increased by 15 percent over a two-year period, fueled by state budget cuts and tuition increases of 40 percent or more at universities in Georgia, Arizona and California.

The U.S. Education Department released the figures Tuesday in its annual look at college affordability.

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