Colleges paid vastly different prices for the same tool

Price per student for Turnitin’s plagiarism prevention tool during the 2021-22 school year

Bar chart comparing five schools by price per student for Turnitin’s plagiarism prevention tool during 2021-22. The lowest is City University of New York at $1.79; the highest is the UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education at $6.50.
Note: Price per “full-time equivalent” student, as listed in each institution’s contract with Turnitin that year.
Chart: Erica Yee, CalMattersSource: Turnitin purchasing records obtained by CalMatters/The Markup via public records requestsEmbed Download image