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A national free-college program that covers all students’ tuition could cost $58.2 billion in the first year and would reach a total of $799.7 billion after 10 more years, according to this report. The study measures the costs of three major free-college models, as well as the cost of a plan put forth by President-elect Joe Biden. The report finds that the annual benefits of free college would exceed the annual costs of the program within a decade.