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Americans cannot escape a perennial question they have about higher education: “Why is college so expensive?”
The answer is increasingly unclear to students and families, thanks to policy changes and market dynamics over the past decade that have led to a substantial shift in how public universities approach tuition pricing. This report from Strada Education Foundation examines why tuition discounting is happening and why it matters. It also offers four guiding principles that institutions can consider as they approach tuition policies.