The Cost and Return Investment of Post-secondary Education

1. Simple averages for the year-over-year and the cumulative percent change columns are calculated by averaging the percent change of each institution within a sector or sector grouping (i.e. college sector, TIU & RIU).
2. Weighted averages for tuition are derived by using institution size (i.e. student Full-Time Equivalents, or FTEs) to provide an average that more accurately reflects the average amounts paid. The current year uses the Funded FTEs; all prior years are restated annually using Actual FTEs.
3. Tuition for British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is derived from the full-time Technology program. In 2021/22, BCIT revised the methodology for full-time Technology from a simple average to a weighted average using average headcount of sampled programs in three technology tuition bands.
4. Tuition for Justice Institute of British Columbia is derived from a Bachelor of Emergency and Security Management Studies.
5. Tuition for Royal Roads University is derived from a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science.

Notes: 

1. Fees payable to the institution include registration fees, technology and laboratory fees, library fees, learning resource fees, ancillary fees, athletic and recreation fees, etc. Fees payable to the institution have been subject to the 2% Tuition Limit Policy since 2007. 
2. Fees payable to the student society include Canadian Federation of Students fees, U-Pass fees, student union building fees, optional health and dental fees, etc. Student fee amounts must be approved by a majority of the student society. Any rate changes must be approved by student society referendum. Fees payable to the student society are not subject to the 2% Tuition Limit Policy. 

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Note: Percentages listed reflect the number of respondents who incurred government student loan debt and answered finance questions. Dollar amounts reflect the median debt of respondents who reported government student loan debt. Prior to 2018, the funding questions were asked of a 50% sample; starting in 2018, they were asked of all respondents.