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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.
Cal State is the latest public university system to increase tuition
Sep 15, 2023
Students will pay 6% more every year for five years starting in 2024.
Revised FAFSA could simplify a dreaded rite of passage for students
Aug 29, 2023
It’s intended to make the process of getting financial aid less painful.
In some states, undocumented students miss out on in-state tuition
Apr 19, 2023
In Indiana, an undocumented student might pay almost $17,000 more per year.
Most financial aid offers have a fuzzy bottom line, GAO reports
Dec 9, 2022
More than 90% of American colleges write offers without stating the net price. That makes it hard for prospective students to compare schools.
Why is college so expensive to begin with?
Aug 24, 2022
In the past fifty years, tuition at both public and private schools has more than tripled, even after accounting for inflation.
College enrollment has dropped again since last spring
May 26, 2022
Rising wages for entry-level positions may be luring young people who are opting to work instead of attend college. What might this shift mean for the workforce in the longterm?
For public good, not for profit.
Will tuition waivers make universities more accessible to Indigenous students?
May 2, 2022
The University of California is the latest public land grant university system to waive tuition for some Native American students. But tuition costs are just one financial barrier that keeps Indigenous people from getting degrees.
How a Kentucky teen is balancing work and her first year of college
by
Andie Corban
Feb 3, 2022
Aneesha Edwards has a full tuition scholarship but still expects to take on about $10,000 of debt every year she's in school.
Inside one family's journey to find an affordable college
Jan 27, 2021
The long road to a merit scholarship included 30 applications and 90 admissions essays.