In 1963, the annual cost of tuition at a 4-year public college was $243, which had the same buying power as $2,349.33 in September 2022 currency values.

From 1963 to 2020, the cost of tuition increased 355.1% after adjusting for inflation.

Between 2010-11 and 2020-21, before adjusting for inflation, the average tuition increased 11.4% at 2-year colleges.

During the same period, the average tuition increased 30.9% at public 4-year institutions and 41.3% at private, nonprofit 4-year institutions.

https://educationdata.org/average-cost-of-college

I suppose it's the numbers that are lying?