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INTERACTIVE: How Much Will Your College Actually Cost?

Interactive: TuitionTracker
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Before deciding on a college, it’s important to research the sticker price compared to the net price of attendance. This
interactive allows you to calculate how much your college will actually cost.

1. What is the difference between “sticker price” and “net price” for college?

Sticker price is original price of the college and net price is the price after scholarships and grants.

2. Choose five colleges to research - one large public college, one small public college, two private colleges, and
one ivy league. Complete this table:
Name of College Sticker Price Net Price based on your
chosen income bracket
Large Public College Pensacola State college 6050 1780
Small Public College Alvin Community college 9136 7926
Private College #1 Albany College of 54,592 22,297
Pharmacy and Health
Sciences
Private College #2 American International 60,590 22.954
college
Ivy League harvard 82.879 1,916

3. If your annual household income is between $48,000 and $75,000, which college would be the most affordable
option?
Pensacola State college

4. If your annual household income is above $110,000, which college would be the most affordable option?
Albany college of pharmacy and health sciences

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5. What are some misconceptions YOU had about the sticker price of a college? Do you think these are common
misconceptions of most consumers? Did this comparison debunk those misconceptions?
I Thought Harvard would be above 100,000. Yes I do believe people have misconceptions of colleges and this
compression help debunk those misconceptions

6. Extra Credit: If your annual household income is $48,000 -$75,000, what percentage of the sticker price are you
actually paying? (Step one – determine the sticker price for the above income by adjusting the graph, Step 2 –
calculate. Did you forget how to calculate the percent of a number? How to Calculate Percentage of a Number
(with Examples) | Indeed.com OR https://youtu.be/FaDtge_vkbg )

College Type Percentage of sticker price

you are actually paying

Large Public College %47

Small Public College %71

Private College #1 %2

Private College #2 %5

Ivy League %57

7. Extra Credit: If your annual net income is above $110,000, what percentage of the sticker price are you actually
paying? (Step one – determine the sticker price for the above income by adjusting the graph, Step 2 – calculate.
Did you forget how to calculate the percent of a number? How to Calculate Percentage of a Number (with
Examples) | Indeed.com OR https://youtu.be/FaDtge_vkbg )

College Type Percentage of sticker price

you are actually paying

Large Public College %

Small Public College %

Private College #1 %

Private College #2 %

Ivy League %

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