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		College Students Spend $141B per Year on College Costs (Visualization) (theclassroom.com)
		5 points by shoguning on Nov 1, 2018 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 3 comments

biglenny on Nov 1, 2018 | [–]

Is it just me or does 17k/student/yr for tuition, books, food, and accommodations not seem unreasonable

shoguning on Nov 1, 2018 | | [–]

It is not unreasonable--but that is the average case. Many students live with family and keep costs low. Costs can be much higher than that for individual students depending on circumstances.

james4388 on Nov 1, 2018 | [–]

great visualization

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