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Doesn't explain what's happening in private higher education though.

• rebuilder 9y ago
  If public higher ed. has its capacity and/or quality cut, wouldn't that increase the demand for private education?
  • strommen 9y ago
    The public universities don't cut capacity or quality - they raise costs. And the private colleges follow suit because they can.
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• Retric 9y ago
  Sure it does, if stake school is X, then private schools need to cost more than X to seem exclusive. Further, financial aid makes nameplate number less meaningful. If someone has rich parents or wins a full ride then schools want to milk that for as much as possible. Otherwise they can always add discounts down to whatever someone can pay.