October 23, 2007
Student Aid Has Gained, but College Costs Have Risen Faster, Surveys Find
Financial aid to college students has increased by 82 percent over the past decade but still falls short of covering the average price of a college education, as the cost of attending the nation's public universities has continued to outpace inflation, family income, and sources of grant aid, according to two new surveys from the College Board.
More than $130-billion in grants, federal loans, Work-Study funds, and education tax credits and deductions was distributed to undergraduate
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