<p>I think one of the justifications--which you may or may not agree with--is that what is "reasonable" for debt varies by income group. The poorest families who have the fewest resources do not offer their students the same safety net that middle-class families can. Students from these families may be expected upon graduation (or even before graduation) to help out with parental/family finances. Those are just a few examples. Some colleges have concluded that these students, who are the most vulnerable financially, may continue to be financially vulnerable in the years after college. Freeing them of debt is a help and may free them to make wider career choices, consider professional school, and so on.</p>
<p>can i ask, is this for intls too?</p>