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Understanding College Affordability
  • What Is College?
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  • The Cost of Educating Students
    • Institutional Subsidies
    • Appropriations
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  • Prices and Expenses
    • Tuition and Fees
    • Room and Board
    • Student Budgets
    • Forgone Earnings
    • Net Price
  • Financial Aid
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  • Covering Expenses
    • Pre-college Income
    • Savings
    • Working during College
    • Borrowing
    • Time to Degree
    • State Policies
  • After College
    • Employment after College
    • Variation in Earnings
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    • Loan Repayment and Default
  • Breaking Even
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