本研究之目的在探討近年來我國大學學雜費政策變遷及其影響，研究方法以文獻分析及資料處理法探討近十五年來我國大學校院學雜費與國民所得、教育成本、公私立大學資源分配、軍公教人員待遇、物價指數等相關因素之關係。
結果發現近年來大學學雜費調整幅度有增高趨勢、學生負擔有加重趨勢，但與世界其他主要國家相比，我國國民在大學學雜費的負擔上並不算太高。近十年來大學學雜費調整以與物價指數之相關最大，學雜費調整結構中，可反映出消費者物價指數、軍公教待遇調整幅度、國民平均所得、學生單位成本等因素的影響力。本研究並進一步提出均衡公私立大學教育資源，研訂學雜費調整之指數化指標，及增加對學生與私立學校之獎補助等建議。

The purpose of this study is to give an understanding of the changing processes and the influence of university and college tuition policies during the last fifteen years in Taiwan. The research method involves a review of the literature and data analyses. It discusses the relationships among tuition fees, per capita income, consumer price indices, educational coasts, salaries of public servants, and distribution of educational resources between public and private universities and colleges.
At the end of this paper, the author emphasizes that in the formulation of tuition policies, other than economics indications, the government should also take into account other factors, such as subsidies and the economics status of students.