It is estimated by the College Board that undergraduate students can expect to pay upwards of $1,298 a year for textbooks and supplies. The cost of textbooks impacts student success and retention. Students who participated in the 2016 Florida Student Textbook Survey answered that, at least once over the course of their academic careers, the cost of required textbooks caused them to:
66.6% Not purchase the required textbook
47.6% Take fewer courses
45.5% Not register for a specific course
37.6% Earn a poor grade because I could not afford to buy the textbook
26.1% Drop a course
19.8% Fail a course because I could not afford to buy the textbook
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