Chart assignment
Charts to read and discuss
Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.
Chart 1 of 1 · College
What does your college cost after grants?
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Search 1,769 colleges that mainly award bachelor's degrees. In the school year that ended in June 2025, the average net price, what a year cost after grants and scholarships, was $17,269 at Ohio State and $19,148 at Harvard. It counts first-time, full-time undergraduates who received federal aid; at public colleges, only those paying in-state tuition. Loans are not subtracted, because they have to be repaid. A separate chart shows what low-income families pay.
Questions to discuss
- In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
- Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
- Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Public domain (U.S. government work)) · Data as of Jun 30, 2025
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