Since the 1980-81 school year, both public and private four-year institutions increased at more than twice the rate of inflation, on average.

In 1925 the school was expanded to a four-year institution.

"Kids are coming here over some four-year institutions just because it's so nice."

During the late 1940s and early 1950s the college was a four-year institution.

Six are four-year institutions, and two offer a master's degree.

It is the only private four-year institution of higher education in the state.

Now, nearly every state has some policy on college transfer of credits for students moving from public two- to four-year institutions.

Growth at public and private four-year institutions was less than 1 percent.

After high school, they pay for fewer community college credits before moving on to four-year institutions.

At four-year public institutions, costs will average $4,104 for students living in the state, the survey found.