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Vanderbilt will soon cost $100,000 a year for some students. How did we get here?

by David Brancaccio and Nic Perez
Apr 8, 2024
While Vanderbilt offers merit aid and need-based financial aid, its high sticker cost says a lot about college affordability in the U.S.
The cost for some students at Vanderbilt University for the 2024-25 school year? North of $98,000.
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Giving the gift of less debt

by Amy Scott
Dec 17, 2019
Pillar lets friends and relatives make student loan payments as a holiday gift.
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Study finds many parents are not using 529 college saving plans

by Justin Ho
Oct 30, 2018
The 529 lets people invest college savings without taxing the gains on that investment.
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