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Originally Posted by Descant
As more and more grants, financial plans, scholarships, etc became available, the colleges raised their tuition and fees to keep pace with available funds. Another irony to me is fund raising. The private college I attended receives financial support from around 50% of alumni. Last time I looked at UNH, their rate was about 8-10%, with ~42 paid staff in the development department.
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I agree that the fault is largely with the colleges. An irony for you in return--as the financial support has grown, college has become less affordable in total.