Tuition, room and board for my final year of college was $6,207. With room and board being about a third of the total. Today the estimated cost is $27,306 with

Tuition, room and board for my final year of college was $6,207. With room and board being about a third of the total. Today the estimated cost is $27,306 with room and board being 48% of that. Other estimated costs add about $6k to that yearly total. Looking at historic costs prior to the last 10 years tuition increase greatly exceeded the rate of inflation but room and board mostly followed it. During the last 10 years tuition has mostly followed the rate of inflation which stays true to the article. However the cost of room and board has greatly exceeded the rate of inflation.