Is Private College Out of Reach for You? Maybe Not
Students who attend private colleges are often forced to take on loads of debt to achieve that goal. And while public universities are by no means cheap, they're generally less expensive than their private counterparts.
Case in point: For the 2016-2017 school year, the average cost of tuition at a private college was $33,480. (Note: That's just tuition -- not room and board.) But at public universities, the cost of tuition averaged $24,930 for out-of-state students, and $9,650 for in-state students.
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