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[quote=Anonymous]I'm in the industry. It's indeed an issue for mediocre, small private universities. The reason universities generally have a high list price but then give financial aid to 50-70% of students is that a) international students are not generally eligible for aid and will pay full price b) there are still the students who don't qualify for aid and will pay full price and c) the aid package often includes working a few hours a week in the university, so it's a way to ensure a labor pool for menial jobs. I like this move by universities like this to lower base tuition -- I think it helps get more applicants who won't even apply due to sticker shock. Also the smaler universities have a lot fewer international students, especially the university is liberal arts-focused, so they're not missing out on much there. There's definitely a niche for value-oriented SLACs.[/quote]
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