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As elite colleges face an increasingly uncertain financial environment, many are raising tuition by 4% or more for the upcoming year. As students begin to make final decisions about which college they ...

The share of those paying the full advertised cost has declined over the last couple of decades, a new report found. Yet many don’t understand how much they’ll really pay. By Ann Carrns Families with ...

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?

The advertised "sticker price" for college is often much higher than what most students actually pay. A student's net price is determined after factoring in financial aid, grants, and scholarships. A ...

It is a basic fact of American life, so widely known that it hardly needs to be said: College is getting ever more unaffordable. In survey after survey, Americans say that the cost of getting a degree ...