<p>Actually, 1950 is an even better illustration. </p>
<p>U Penn tuition was (at least for Arts and Sciences) $500, while the average salary was ~$3,000.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.westegg.com/inflation/[/url]”>http://www.westegg.com/inflation/</a></p>
<p>^ Use that link to better asses how much college education was in the past. It makes me want to cry 
. Why can’t tuition at a top 10 school still be 4,000!?!</p>