Net Price for Low-Income Students: A Spatial Analysis

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Abstract

This study examines spatial effects of tuition pricing at colleges and universities with special attention to effects on net price low-income students. Notably, for-profit colleges are included in the analysis. Results indicate the presence of for-profit colleges impacts average net price for low-income students across all sectors.

Author

• Austin Lyke, UCLA