Facts About the Cost of College
By Kristin Kudrna
March 09, 2010
Facts About the Cost of College
College is expensive, and you just can't get around that fact. According to the College Board report for the 2008 academic year, the "sticker price" for a four-year private college was more than $23,000. Tuition and fees for a four-year public institution were nearly $6,000. Although these costs may seem high, here are some reassuring facts:
*If you want to attend college- there is money out there to help you!
• About 65 percent of students enrolled at four-year colleges or universities attend institutions that charge tuition and fees of less than $9,000.
• Fifty-six percent of full-time students enrolled in four-year public institutions pay in-state tuition and fees between $3,000 and $6,000.
• Only about 5 percent of all students attend colleges with tuition and fees totaling $33,000 or higher per year.
• Forty-one percent of all students attend two-year colleges. The average full-time student enrolled in a public two-year institution receives about $2,200 in grants and tax benefits, which reduces the average tuition and fees paid from $2,272 to a net price of under $100.
• About 62 percent of all full-time college students receive grant aid. During 2005-2006, aid in the form of grants and tax benefits averaged about $2,200 per student at two-year public colleges, more than $3,100 at public four year colleges, and about $9,000 per student at four-year private colleges.
• The average surcharge for out-of-state or out-of-district students at public institutions is $4,208 at two-year colleges and $9,947 at four-year colleges.
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Get your students ready for fall - submit their Advanced Scholars applications prior to summer break! Submitting early not only eases your work load those first weeks of school but also allows the students time to enroll and order their materials for their course! Remember final deadline for Advanced Scholars applications is Aug 15th, 2010! http://advancedscholars.unl.edu
“To Do” List
Seniors
___ If you haven’t already done so, complete your FAFSA!
___ Expect college acceptance letters during March and April.
___ Continue applying for scholarships.
Juniors
___ Register by May 5 for the June 12ACT.
___ Register by March for the May's SAT.
___ Schedule campus visits.
ACT Registration - sign up well in advance - See Guidance Office for dates and application forms. Cost for ACT Tests:
ACT (non-writing test)= $32.00 ACT (with writing test)=$41.00
ACT scores must be reported to colleges by YOU- Choose 5 possible college choices and have your results/scores mailed to those college admissions offices! Auburn High School cannot mail your results/scores to the colleges for you! They are not accepted by the Admissions offices.
