"Even before the first tuition bill arrives, the cost of college can add up for students when applying to a few schools – especially selective ones.
‘The colleges that have an acceptance rate that is much more selective have a much higher application fee,’ says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher and vice president of strategy for Cappex.com, a college application and scholarship search site.
According to data submitted to U.S. News by 960 ranked colleges and universities in an annual survey, the typical application fee in the fall 2016 admissions cycle was $50. More than half of schools that charged $70 or more in 2016-2017 accepted less than 40 percent of applicants, U.S. News data show." …