Melissa Korn’s Post

Most of the conversation about college costs focuses on tuition, but living on campus (as is sometimes required) has been fueling the debt crisis for many students. My The Wall Street Journal colleague Shane Shifflett and I did a deep dive into dorm rates at a dozen prominent public universities nationwide to show you just how much prices have risen. In many cases, schools hike prices when they upgrade housing -- private bedrooms, suite-style bathrooms, a/c, pools -- and say students expect those amenities. But even rooms that look a lot like what the prior generation had are getting way more expensive, even after adjusting for inflation. #college #campushousing #collegeaccess #highered