New data show some colleges are definitively unaffordable for many
“But for families at the bottom of the income scale, earning $30,000 or less, the cost of college continues its relentless rise, with their average net price, after discounts and financial aid, reaching nearly $20,000 a year at private universities and colleges. Nearly a dozen public universities also charge that much or more, on average, to families in that earnings bracket. The figures are for 2015-16, the most recent year for which they are available.”