About 4% of 18-24 year olds in the US went to private 4 year colleges in 1973, and 8% in 2012. So private higher education has become more accessible (with good

About 4% of 18-24 year olds in the US went to private 4 year colleges in 1973, and 8% in 2012. So private higher education has become more accessible (with good and bad effects) but is still a privilege of the well off, not a core human experience. This doesn't contradict your point that real incomes are declining. http://www.statista.com/statistics/183995/us-college-enrollment-and-projections-in-public-and-private-institutions/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/183995/us-college-enrollm... http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13_302.60.asp http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13_302.60.as...