francoHFW
Diamond Member
He is absolutely full of crap. Reaganist policy has ruined everyone but the rich.... UMass used to cost less than $1,000 before Reagan. Ditto public colleges and universities across the country...How much is available from financial aid? How much does the university have available from it's endowment to assist needy students? Here are the numbers for Princeton:That's not true. If students behave responsibly in choosing a college and managing expenditures, the debt will be manageable.College is affordable for everyone now.
Not without placing many in massive debt.
Tufts is $70k per year. That’s manageable? UMASS is $30k.
Financial Aid by the Numbers
Students admitted to the Class of 2022 who applied for aid with family incomes up to $160,000 typically pay no tuition.
Financial Aid by the Numbers
- Approximately 60 percent of undergraduates receive financial aid.
- An estimated 173 million in grant funds will be awarded to over 3,100 undergraduates in 2018-19.
- The average grant for the Class of 2022 was $53,100, which covers 100 percent of Princeton tuition.
- For families making up to $65,000 per year, the aid package covers full tuition, residential college fee, room and board.
- 20 percent of students in the Class of 2022 receive Federal Pell Grants.
- For the Class of 2021, 100 percent of families making up to $180,000 per year qualified for financial aid.
- In the last decade, the amount of our average need-based grant increased by more than 90 percent, about twice as much as the amount of tuition increases for the same period.
- 82 percent of recent seniors graduated debt free. For seniors who borrowed, the average total indebtedness at graduation was $9,000.
I ll give you my real life example in 3 yrs. I hope You’re right