The greatest effect of textbook and instructional material affordability is achieved when all campus stakeholders participate:
Textbook Affordability Task Force
- $6.1Min textbook and instructional materials savings passed on by the Panther Book Pack initiative to undergraduate students in 2022-2023
- $313kin savings passed on to College of Law students through institutional digital subscriptions in 2022-2023
- 70%of courses required or recommended textbooks or instructional materials for $20 or less per credit hour
- 47%of courses do not require the purchase of any textbook or course material
- 2,718 courses supported by FIU earning the Affordability Counts medallion across the state of Florida (2023)
An innovative partnership:
The Panther Book Pack is a flat rate textbook initiative by FIU, Barnes & Noble College and publishers. It's the first of its size in the state of Florida focused on affordability, inclusiveness and convenience so that students can focus on learning.
