Here's How Public Universities Can End Up Costing More Than Harvard And Princeton

The impossible has happened: Harvard College is now thousands of dollars cheaper than Cal State East Bay for middle-income California students. So is Princeton. And Williams College. And Yale. Top private schools, with their generous aid, have been among the most affordable options for poor students for a few years, but rising tuition has only recently sent California State University and University of California prices shooting past the Harvards and Yales for middle-class students. It's almost unthinkable in a state that once practically gave away college educations. Read more at:
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