International Journal of Interdisciplinary Educational Studies, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.1-9, 2014 (Scopus)
In this study, the econometric model1has been utilized to evaluate the impact of economic status and costs of living for public university students in city of Istanbul, Turkey on their ability to pay tuition fees. From parameters in the model, the geographical residence of student families, student incomes and their difficulties in meeting costs of living (accommodation, food, transportation, stationery) have been set as independent variables and student 's difficulties in meeting tuition fees has been set as a dependent variable. All the independent variables have portrayed a profound and increasingly layered interconnection with the student's inabilities in meeting tuition fees.