"… Yale, a prestigious member of the Ivy League, reports that during the 2019-2020 school year, tuition costs $55,500, rooming costs $9,400 and boarding costs $7,200, for a sum total of $72,100. Additionally, the school estimates that books and personal expenses costs students about $3,700 a year and states that the student activities fee is $125 a year, bringing the total cost of attendance up to about $75,925 per year.
Yale also lists school health insurance ($2,404) and senior class dues ($119) as other potential costs.
These costs, however can vary dramatically based on how much a student’s family makes." …
It’s too bad the journalist did not take the opportunity to mention that colleges, including Yale, have a Net Price Calculator on their websites to provide an estimated financial aid package. For many, that would be more useful info than average financial aid.