The average annual net price is $26,482, but it was also significantly below sticker price 22 years ago as well. $38k is not low for modern tuition (it's in fa

The average annual net price is $26,482, but it was also significantly below sticker price 22 years ago as well. $38k is not low for modern tuition (it's in fact well above average -- though almost exactly average for private liberal arts schools). I have the feeling that you're looking only at elite institutions. At the time I was in college, the place came in around #100 on the list of top liberal arts schools in the country, which while not especially shabby, also wasn't in any way elite. In comparison, the one elite university that I'd applied to back then was $36k/year for tuition, and is now $59k/year. Surprisingly, its tuition has grown at a slower rate.