I agree with your sentiment, but the $20,000/year "sticker price" number is way off. The first result Google turns up suggests: In 2015-16, average published

I agree with your sentiment, but the $20,000/year "sticker price" number is way off. The first result Google turns up suggests: In 2015-16, average published tuition and fee prices for in-state students at public four-year institutions range from $4,890 in Wyoming and $6,350 in Montana to $14,990 in Vermont and $15,160 in New Hampshire. http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/2015-16-state-tuition-and-fees-public-four-year-institutions-state-and-five-year-percentage http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-table...