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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.