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[laxwyo]

Way more than I expected:
Assuming undergraduate, full‑time, non‑resident, on‑campus, with Child‑of‑Alumni discount applied (uses non‑resident block tuition reduced by the alumni‑child rate):

Estimated annual cost (fall + spring)

• Tuition & mandatory fees: $22,020(tuition $22,020 per year)
• Housing & food (on‑campus average):$11,070 per year.
• Books & supplies: $1,200 per year.
• Transportation & personal: $1,676 peryear.

Estimated total annual Cost of Attendance: $35,966 per year.

My daughter is going to an artsy fartsy college in downtown chicago for almost the same cost. Sure, they upcharged her BFA degree and then gave her a scholarship but that's right in there

 

[Bosler]

Way more than I expected:
Assuming undergraduate, full‑time, non‑resident, on‑campus, with Child‑of‑Alumni discount applied (uses non‑resident block tuition reduced by the alumni‑child rate):

Estimated annual cost (fall + spring)

• Tuition & mandatory fees: $22,020(tuition $22,020 per year)
• Housing & food (on‑campus average):$11,070 per year.
• Books & supplies: $1,200 per year.
• Transportation & personal: $1,676 peryear.

Estimated total annual Cost of Attendance: $35,966 per year.

Thank you.

I just did an extremely nonrigorous, unscientific, and quick Google search for "mean" cost of attendance at state universities.

I'm told the average cost of attendance is $38K -- which has doubled this century -- and the average specifically for out-of-state students is $45K.

Damn. Correcting that for inflation, I don't think I could have gone to college back in the day.

 

[BeachPoke]

My Granddaughter is going to an AAC school and her tuition is over $80,000 and year. so in my opinion this is reasonable.

 

[TheRealUW]

My Granddaughter is going to an AAC school and her tuition is over $80,000 and year. so in my opinion this is reasonable.

Out of curiosity, does anyone actually pay that all out pocket? Rice University in Houston has a tuition of $71k per year but the average scholarship package is around $60k. Ivy League schools also have a typical setup with sky high tuitions but the vast majority of that ends up being covered by scholarships.

 

[cowpokeguy]

Out of curiosity, does anyone actually pay that all out pocket? Rice University in Houston has a tuition of $71k per year but the average scholarship package is around $60k. Ivy League schools also have a typical setup with sky high tuitions but the vast majority of that ends up being covered by scholarships.

Having recently gone through this with a senior in high school who applied to something like 15 different places around the country, it really depends. First, financial need plays a role as some places have policies about covering need above a certain level. From there though, these places are like a lot of businesses in that they're trying to incentivize a strong incoming class (customer) while I'm sure trying to hit their internal revenue targets (remember, they have a rough idea how much each person is able to pay, and from there seem to apply confidence factors on how likely a candidate would accept a certain offer). There were some places that made early offers that covered a good chunk of the total cost where I think they viewed my student as likely to accept (though I never saw any above 50%), and then some that were clearly offers right at the end of the acceptance period where they were trying to pad their revenue by taking a flyer and offering virtually no aid on a "dream" type school.

 

[PAPoke]

UW's enrollment is heavily propped up by in-state scholarship programs like the Hathaway and the Cowboy Commitment. They essentially guarantee both admission and solid financial aid to anyone who meets the benchmarks, and frankly, those benchmarks aren't terribly hard to hit.

As for the out-of-state or 'full-freight' crowd, I'm surprised no one has mentioned this, but a massive chunk of them are just floating on student loans anyway.

 

[ZapPoke]

Thank you.

I just did an extremely nonrigorous, unscientific, and quick Google search for "mean" cost of attendance at state universities.

I'm told the average cost of attendance is $38K -- which has doubled this century -- and the average specifically for out-of-state students is $45K.

Damn. Correcting that for inflation, I don't think I could have gone to college back in the day.

Calculating reverse inflation $36,000 now was $6,000 back in 1976 when I was a freshman. I honestly don’t remember the cost back then but I doubt it was more than $2-3,000 so even taking inflation into account the cost has doubled, that is, it should only be $18,000 now, not $36,000.

 

[laxwyo]

Out of curiosity, does anyone actually pay that all out pocket? Rice University in Houston has a tuition of $71k per year but the average scholarship package is around $60k. Ivy League schools also have a typical setup with sky high tuitions but the vast majority of that ends up being covered by scholarships.

my other daughter received a Rice mailer and It basically said her scholarships would be 25%-50%. I