Paying For College

SHRINKING THE COST OF COLLEGE: Great Ways to Cut the Price of a Bachelor’s Degree
| Lynn O’Shaughnessy 1
Lynn O’Shaughnessy,
By Lynn
O’Shaughnessy
The New York Times, Money Magazine, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Associated Press, The
This Morning and US News & World Report.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Most people look

in the wrong place
for help when they
begin contemplating
the looming college
tab.
| Lynn O’Shaughnessy
SCHOLARSHIP SOURCE
44%
The biggest source of 36%
aid comes from the 9%
colleges themselves. 6%
0 50
net
your
The
AVERAGE GRANTS
Smart families $15,500

rarely pay full price $5,750
and neither should $3,770
you.
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2.
net price
The average tuition

discount at private
schools is 49.1%.
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2.
US News & World

Report’s
3.
4.
US News’
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3.
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2. Beyond Need and

Merit: Strengthening State Grant Programs.
US News & Word Report,
The most expensive

schools for
nonresidents are
now costing more
than $50,000.
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
The majority
of the federal
government’s
the form of loans
1.
2.
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2.
Cal Grants
Don’t assume that

these state grants
are only good for
public universities.
1.
2.
The average private

scholarship is worth
about $2,500.
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
In reality, most
families qualify
for some sort of
both
FAFSA
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.
3.
PROFILE
custodial
Some teenagers of
divorced parents
may end up
qualifying for need-
based aid even if
they wouldn’t have
parents had stayed

together.
1.
1.
EFC
You will subtract

your EFC from a
college’s cost of 1.
attendance.
2. College Search
3. Paying
s Paying
$39,388
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2.
Your demonstrated
vary based on the 1.

school’s price tag.
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Thanks to a federal
mandate, colleges
and universities
across the country
have installed cost
calculator on their
websites.
3.
Many colleges brag
aid policies, but

plenty of them
aren’t generous.
no-loan schools.
1.
2.
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Schools like Report
Yale University,
Princeton
University, Amherst
College, Pomona
College, University
of Pennsylvania and
Haverford College
are extremely hard
to get into, but
if your child is
accepted into one of
these schools -- and
you’ve struck gold.

1.
It’s best to focus on

schools that stuff
their aid packages
with grants rather
than loans.
Paying
Parents’ savings
rarely impact
awards.
1.
3.
1.
1.
Colleges believe
can help them raise 2.

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their academic US News’
3.
hope will increase
their US News
& World Report 4.
rankings.
1.
1.
1.
2. Paying Policies & Stats
Average Non-Need-Based Aid
The best way that

students can ensure
that they snag some
of this serious cash
is to boost their
GPA.
The New York Times.
Geography
1.
2.
3.
Students who don’t

test well on the
SAT or ACT can
also capture tuition
breaks.
1.
1.
Applying to reach
schools will often
jeopardize the
college grant money
that a student
receives. 1.
2.
1.
1.
This website is
a quick and easy
resource for anyone
interested in
aid statistics on
any college or
university.
non-need based aid
US News & World Report
1.
1.
Paying Policies & Stats
US News & World Report College Board
Common Data Set
The easiest way
Common Data is to
Google the name of
the institution and
Common Data Set.
non-need-based aid
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H2A
H2A
H2A
H2A
4,412
3,071
2,152
1,968
363
$17,502
AVERAGE LOAN: $4,117
Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price.
Search for Colleges
COLLEGEdata is
a valuable resource
to consult when
researching a
aid practices.
need-based
self-help category.
The College
Navigator, which
very few people
know about, taps
into a vast college
database that the
U.S. Department
of Education
maintains.
Name of School
Financial Aid
$6,075.
net price
1.
1.
six-year
At College Results
Online you can plug
in the name of any
school and obtain
six-year graduation
rates
1.
Google FAFSA worksheet
Most people are

clueless about
whether they are
aid or not.
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
FAFSA on the Web Worksheet
You don’t have

to wait until
aid application for

PROFILE private
schools. 6. early decision
Many families
hope they qualify
but they don’t

know what kind
of assistance is
available.
1.
2.
Try leverage.
as possible about
what further student
need.
1.
2.
The typical college

undergraduate
leaves college with
about $23,000 in
college loan debt.
1.
2.
1.
Unfortunately,
there is no one
right answer to
the question of
how much parents
should borrow.
1.
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SHRINKING THE COST OF COLLEGE: Great Ways to Cut the Price of a Bachelor’s Degree

This Morning and US News & World Report.

Most people look

Smart families $15,500

and neither should $3,770

The average tuition

US News & World

2. Beyond Need and

US News & Word Report,

The most expensive

the form of loans

Don’t assume that

The average private

parents had stayed

You will subtract

vary based on the 1.

Many colleges brag

aid policies, but

US News & World

you’ve struck gold.

It’s best to focus on

can help them raise 2.

2. Paying Policies & Stats

Average Non-Need-Based Aid

The best way that

The New York Times.

Students who don’t

non-need based aid

US News & World Report

Paying Policies & Stats

US News & World Report College Board

Common Data Set

The easiest way

Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price.

Search for Colleges

Google FAFSA worksheet

Most people are

FAFSA on the Web Worksheet

You don’t have

aid application for

but they don’t

The typical college

This bestseller has

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