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Understanding College Affordability

• What Is College?
  • Institutions
  • Students
• The Cost of Educating Students
  • Institutional Subsidies
  • Appropriations
  • Endowments
• Prices and Expenses
  • Tuition and Fees
  • Room and Board
  • Student Budgets
  • Forgone Earnings
  • Net Price
• Financial Aid
  • Financial Need
  • Grant Aid
  • Federal Grant Aid
  • State Grant Aid
  • Institutional Grant Aid
  • Other Grant Aid
  • Tax Benefits
• Covering Expenses
  • Pre-college Income
  • Savings
  • Working during College
  • Borrowing
  • Time to Degree
• After College
  • Employment after College
  • Variation in Earnings
  • Student Debt
  • Loan Repayment and Default
• Breaking Even
• Student Profiles

• About the Project
• Research and Resources
• Chart Index