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[smileysteve]

I was under the impression that State Schools were also increasing tuition at a higher rate than inflation.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-13/college-tu...

[thescriptkiddie → smileysteve]

They are, because their state funding is increasing at a lower rate than inflation, and because they have to pay for new buildings and equipment to support growing student populations.

And contrary to right-wing pundits, growing student populations are not a problem, they are the stated goal of public universities. You can't just raise tuition to discourage people from applying because the entire point is to get as many applicants as possible.