The Rising Cost of College:
79: percentage growth of college tuition between August 2003 and August 2013.
2X: that’s twice as costs for medical care.
And 3X: the as the overall Consumer Price Index during that same period.
Overall, the cost of college has gone up over 500% since 1982.
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