<p>It’s interesting to compare ucb’s numbers to Kiplinger’s
([Kiplinger’s</a> Best Values in Public Colleges-Kiplinger](<a href=“http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php]Kiplinger’s”>Best College Values, 2019 | Kiplinger)).
In a couple of cases, ucb’s net cost is lower; more often, Kiplinger’s net cost (col. 8) is lower.</p>
<p>State … ucb’s net … Kiplinger’s net
NC: 8272 6035
FL: 9287 8740
WA: 9384 10587
CA: 11506 12835 (Berkeley)
MI: 9578-12778 11606
MN: 15718 14784
NJ: 16490 16380 (CNJ)
NY: 16845 14312 (SUNY Binghamton)
OH: 18616 13247
TX: 22526 13681
IL: 23223 14988
PA: 24176 21240 (Penn State)</p>
<p>Why is the Kiplinger net cost usually lower? In many states, the average family with need presumably does not match ucb’s hypothetical case (e.g. it has lower income or more kids). However, the Kiplinger numbers do illustrate the same large spread as ucb’s (and the rank ordering is similar).</p>