Private schools can beat UC cost
With room and board factored in, a year at UC costs about $28,000, while a year at Stanford costs around $50,000. But dig a little deeper and the difference isn’t as great as it appears at first glance. That’s because on average students at nonprofit private schools are paying less than half the so-called "sticker price." And many students whose families earn too much to qualify for grants at public schools can receive substantial scholarships at private schools. "In many cases it’s reducing the costs to at or below the UC’s because of all the fee increases…"
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by Laurel Rosenhall, The Sacramento Bee.