Costs of Public vs. Private

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<p>The</a> Answer Sheet - Costs of public vs. private college</p>

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<p>It’s a pretty superficial article since it states one value for the cost ‘after need-based aid’ yet didn’t indicate what the basis was for determining the need. In reality all of these colleges would have different costs for different people depending on the need-based award, if any, that the person received.</p>

<p>Maybe the original article had more detail.</p>

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<p>Here’s the link to the original Kiplinger Best Values in Public Colleges, it has a handy sorting feature:</p>

<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/]Kiplinger[/url”>Best College Values, 2019 | Kiplinger]Kiplinger[/url</a>]</p>

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<p>^ Please read this thread before allowing yourself to fall for the Kiplinger stats: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/777949-kiplingers-best-value-colleges-these-statistics-accurate.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/777949-kiplingers-best-value-colleges-these-statistics-accurate.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Hopefully people aren’t taking any ranking info at face value but using them as a starting point! However the Kiplinger database also contains a lot of useful non-financial information that is difficult or time-consuming to ferret out by other means. I found it helpful to learn a bit about some schools we otherwise wouldn’t have looked at…YMMV!</p>

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<p>My daughter goes to one of the schools on the Kiplingers list. It’s a GREAT school…but the notion that it is a good value is ridiculous. COA is over $50K a year including tuition/room/board/fees/books/personal expenses. It does have excellent student resources and outstanding student support and accessibility to professors. BUT it’s expensive and not all that many students get outstanding financial aid. The school does not meet full need. </p>

<p>Excellent school…but high price.</p>

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<p>Are there any schools that CC posters beleieve should NOT be on the Kiplinge’s list?</p>

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<p>From the first linked article: "And what percentage of students are helped by aid?</p>

<p>–University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 100 percent
–University of Florida – 84 percent
–University of Virginia – 100 percent "</p>

<p>So 100 percent of students at UNC and UVA are “helped” by aid? That can’t be right. Maybe the full pay students help all the others?</p>

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<p>UNC 100% helped by aid?! I’m sorry, they must have forgotten to mail us the check!</p>

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<p>I believe UVA and UNC-Chapel Hill guarantee to meet full need AS THEY DETERMINE IT TO BE (for awarding institutional money anyway). That is what that means.</p>

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<p>Thanks thumper.</p>