3 3 ▁states ▁and ▁ 1 5 6 ▁different ▁camp uses , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Public ▁Interest ▁Research ▁Group ▁found ▁the ▁average ▁student ▁sp ends ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁$ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁each ▁year ▁on ▁text books ▁and ▁supplies ▁alone . ▁By ▁comparison , ▁the ▁group ▁says ▁that ' s ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁ 3 9 ▁percent ▁of ▁tu ition ▁and ▁fe es ▁at ▁a ▁community ▁college , ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁tu ition ▁and ▁fe es ▁at ▁a ▁four - year ▁public ▁university . ▁ ▁Mor r ill ▁Land - Gr ant ▁Act ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁private ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁government ▁fund ed , ▁public ▁univers ities . ▁Many ▁were ▁founded ▁under ▁the ▁Mor r ill ▁Land - Gr ant ▁Colleg es ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁movement ▁had ▁ar isen ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁more ▁practical ▁higher ▁education ▁to ▁the ▁masses , ▁as ▁"... many ▁polit icians ▁and ▁educ ators ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁all ▁young ▁Americans ▁to ▁receive ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁advanced ▁education ." ▁The ▁Mor r ill ▁Act ▁"... made ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁western ▁states ▁to ▁establish ▁colleg es ▁for ▁the ▁citizens ." ▁Its ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁higher ▁education ▁more ▁easily ▁accessible ▁to ▁the ▁citiz en ry ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁specifically ▁to ▁improve ▁agricult ural ▁systems ▁by ▁providing ▁training ▁and ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁sales