PR E PA R E D BY

of respondents said �nancial aid

covered ALL their textbooks.

21%Only

Textbook Affordability:What Are Students Saying?

Results of the 2016 Textbook and Course Materials Survey

TEXTBOOK COSTS TO

STUDENTS

Survey Audience: 22,000 students from all of Florida’s public higher education institutions

How much are students

spendingon

textbooks?

How are they dealing

with the costs?*

Does financial aid help?

30%

Rent digital textbooks

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64%

Buy booksfrom a source other than the campus bookstore

49%

Buy used copies from the campus bookstore

47%

Rent printed textbooks

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$301-500 OVER$500UNDER $30045% 35% 18%

Other2%

22,000 STUDENTS SURVEYED

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IMPACT OF TEXTBOOK COSTS ON STUDENT PROGRESS

How are they coping?*

How are these choices impacting their learning?

Who spends more on books and

materials, college or university

students?

Are all required books used at some point in an academic career?

The high cost of textbooks is negatively impacting students’ academic progress.

Notes

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67% 48% 26% 21%46%

Don’t buyrequired books

Take fewer courses

Don’t register for a course

Drop course Withdraw from course

38%

Earn a poor grade Fail a course

20%

* More than one answer may apply.Source: 2016 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey Results and Findings. To view the full report, visit www.dlss.�vc.org. 11/18/2016

requiredtextbooks

average numberpurchased but NEVER used

2.6 Wasted

Student

Money

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College

56% 51%University College University

11% 9%

$300SPENTOVERON TEXTBOOKS

$300SPENTOVERON ADDITIONALMATERIALS