The Average Cost of a U.S. College Education

A comparative look at the average annual cost of higher education

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According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the difference between tuition and the net cost less financial aid at public two-year colleges is not that significant, relatively speaking: roughly a few thousand dollars. But looking at private nonprofit four-year schools, that figure jumps dramatically, to almost $20,000. The average annual tuition (plus expenses) at a private nonprofit four-year college is about $35,000. Click around below to see how the numbers stack up.

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i dont get how theses things are possoble sometimes

daija of WA 4:47PM February 20, 2013

since 911 EVERYTHING HAS DOUBLED OR TRIPLED IN PRICE. beginning to look more and more the conspirators are right. THAT'S 10 YEARS PEOPLE.

MAGGIEMOO of OH 4:04PM January 09, 2013

More debt created early so we can become someone's slaves for the rest of our lives. Land of the free my (put politicaly incorrect word here yourself or they'll screen my civil liberties here). Legal slavery gotta love it when the average anyone I know makes is about $900 a month. Good luck being fellow slaves everyone. I wonder what the average debt for most in-debt americans is. Not that they'll ever fix the problem. Haha who says we don't have a (put politicaly incorrect word here yourself or they'll screen my civil liberties here aka four letters) caste system. Oh sorry I'm forgetting Immagrants get better treatment than citizens at least they can walk in and get a job. Gotta love the sheeple.

NobodyYoufreakincaretoknow of AZ 9:49AM October 25, 2012

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