<p>No, one should not be able to negotiate college tuition. What kind of entitlement BS is that? It is bad enough that too many high school students expect college as if it is a birthright. It is not. </p>
<p>Two things: one, your tuition pays for a lot of what the college/university offers. That is everything from upkeep to computers to dorms to the library to professor salaries and so on and so on. If the price was negotiated, the school would no doubt bring in less money. As a result, cut backs would need to be made. Would you really want to send your kid to a sub-par institution?</p>
<p>Two: if you need more money, you can always ask. I have known students who went to the financial aid office over and over again until they got what they wanted. Or if they didn’t, they went straight to the president of the university. This works better at private universities as it is well known that public universities tend to be more stingy with their money.</p>