The cost of college is confusing. Some schools are trying to change that

🎙️ NPR 🕐 November 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM

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An aerial view of the Middlebury College campus in Vermont. Middlebury is among a number of colleges trying to help people decipher how much they actually cost, by guaranteeing free tuition for families with incomes under a particular threshold.

Many Americans have soured on higher education because of how frustratingly hard it is to figure out what they will pay to attend.

(Image credit: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report)

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