I wrote 'tuition' but was talking about 'total cost', which is what matters. Harvard is $65,000 | $260,000 [0]

I'm paying for UC Davis, $35,000 | $140,000 [1]

My next kid wants to go to Loyola Marymount, $63,000 | $252,000 [2]

Average student loan debt in 2005 was $15,600

Average student loan dept in 2016 was $37,000 [3]

[0] https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/how-aid-works/cost...

[1] https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/cost/

[2] http://financialaid.lmu.edu/generalinformation/costofattenda...

[3] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/congrats-class-of-2016-youre-the...