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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They publish info on their budget each year, which is very rare for a private college. A few years ago they decided to stop the annual tuition increase and dropped their price dramatically, while pushing for alumni and philanthropic support to balance this out. They still offer merit aid though, and my child ended up paying $35K/year for everything, including room and board and books.

"The college spends nearly $60,000 a year to educate a single student. That is considerably more than the $51,000 average that four-year private nonprofit colleges spent per full-time student in 2016. And that’s unlikely to change, as St. John’s is committed to keeping class sizes small and not employing adjunct faculty, which colleges often lean on to cut expenses." https://www.highereddive.com/news/what-happened-when-a-small-liberal-arts-college-stopped-raising-tuition/555764/[/quote]

Yes, it's high on DS' list. A list which includes Georgetown, which is also what I call an "honest" college: not trying to game ratings, and going their best to actually provide an education instead of a brand. Completely unimportant detail - SJC sends out the only college postcards I like to receive. They're perfectly geek-funny. Georgetown wisely distinguishes itself by not sending out anything (saving trees, not being pushy). McGill, being Canadian, also does not send out anything. You get accepted on grades, and nothing else! They don't need to come begging. And all the other private US colleges we connected with spend a TON on lavish empty-headed color brochures that end up being quite repellent in their excess of climate-unfriendliness and trawling for apps to increase their acceptance scores. Pathetic.
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