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Re:Bloated College Administration Is Making Education Unaffo... by ohnonotyouagain on Sunday November 06, 2022 @08:58PM (#33500109)
Also, the top institutions also offer substantial need-based aid, so the top-line tuition number is really only applicable to households with income over ~$200-$250K. At Harvard a family with $150K income will pay $15K, see https://college.harvard.edu/guides/financial-aid-fact-sheet I think this is typical across the Ivies. That's basically in-state tuition at UMass https://www.umass.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/co...
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Re:Bloated College Administration Is Making Education Unaffo... by Cupertino95014 on Sunday November 06, 2022 @09:36PM (#33500428)
Yes, but the foreign students pay full price, AFAIK.
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Re:Bloated College Administration Is Making Education Unaffo... by ohnonotyouagain on Sunday November 06, 2022 @09:40PM (#33500456)
Per Harvard's page linked above: "Foreign students have the same access to financial aid funding as U.S. citizens."
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Re:Bloated College Administration Is Making Education Unaffo... by Cupertino95014 on Monday November 07, 2022 @12:52AM (#33501695)
well, good thing I added the AFAIK. It's not as simple as I thought.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-lis...

https://www.collegexpress.com/interests/international-studen...

Tax-funded universities are less generous, though.

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Re:Bloated College Administration Is Making Education Unaffo... by throwaway2037 on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:11AM (#33502188)
Great find. You missed the best part: <<Families with incomes between $75,000 and $150,000 will contribute from 0-10% of their income...>>

That means for income <= 75K, Harvard tuition is free! That is impressive. Their system looks fair in comparison to other US universities. This system looks similar to progressive taxation (higher income pays more taxes).

For readers not familiar with US university system: This will not include "room & board" (housing & food).

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Re:Bloated College Administration Is Making Education Unaffo... by 2arrs2ells on Monday November 07, 2022 @03:34AM (#33502929)
For Harvard, that's not true – financial aid covers the cost of room and board.

(There is a student contribution of ~$3,000/year, which is fairly easily met through on campus jobs).

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Re:Bloated College Administration Is Making Education Unaffo... by throwaway2037 on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:15AM (#33504836)
Cripes! That is even better.
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