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  2. College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form

    www.collegecost.ed.gov/affordability

    Institutions placed on the CATC highest tuition or net price list are required by the Higher Education Act of 1965 to complete the College Affordability and Transparency Form (CATEF) to explain why costs have gone up at their school, and how the rising costs could be addressed. The CATEF Summary Guide to College Costs summarizes institutions ...

  3. Fast Facts: Tuition costs of colleges and universities (76)

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    At 4-year institutions, average tuition and fees in 2022–23 were. $9,800 for public institutions, which was 5 percent lower than $10,400 in 2012–13; $18,200 for private for-profit institutions, which was 14 percent lower than $21,100 in 2012–13; and. $40,700 for private nonprofit institutions, which was 8 percent higher than $37,600 in ...

  4. How Do Schools Calculate Your Financial Aid? | U.S ...

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    If you have questions about your EFC, contact the financial aid office at your school. Schools then use this formula to determine your financial need: Cost of Attendance (COA) – Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = Financial Need. Once each school has determined your financial need, you will receive aid offers from the schools you’ve been ...

  5. The CATC was designed by the U.S. Department of Education to meet requirements in the Higher Education Opportunity Act and to provide better information to student and parent consumers about college costs. It serves as a central point to several tools that allow users to compare colleges tuition and fees, net price, and other characteristics.

  6. College Navigator is a free consumer information tool designed to help students, parents, high school counselors, and others get information about over 7,000 postsecondary institutions in the United States - such as programs offered, retention and graduation rates, prices, aid available, degrees awarded, campus safety, and accreditation.

  7. Home | College Scorecard

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    Veterans are eligible for higher education funding through the G.I. Bill benefits. Use the GI Bill® comparison tool to learn about education programs and compare benefits by school. The U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard has the most reliable data on college costs, graduation rates, and post-college earnings.

  8. Compare | College Scorecard

    collegescorecard.ed.gov/compare

    Don't forget: Do fill out the FAFSA® form, but also look into other programs such as GI Bill Benefits. Compare colleges nationwide. Compare data on cost, graduation rate, student outcomes, potential earnings, financial aid and debt, test scores, and more.

  9. Net price calculators are available on a college’s or university’s website and allow prospective students to enter information about themselves to find out what students like them paid to attend the institution in the previous year, after taking grants and scholarship aid into account.