Tag: housing costs


Most top colleges have high off-campus housing costs

Posted on September 17th, 2016

"As students and their parents are filling out applications this fall and are crunching the numbers on financial aid and student loans, they should also factor in cost of housing." -- Jeremy Wacksman, CMO of Zillow

As we’ve written before, there’s more to rising college expenses than just increasing tuition costs–off-campus housing costs are also skyrocketing, adding to students’ financial burdens even more and forcing them to take on more student debt. And unfortunately, attending a higher-ranked college often means paying more for housing, a new study has found. Elite colleges […]

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Off-campus housing costs rising for college students

Posted on August 28th, 2016

While most of the focus on rising college costs has been related to tuition, there’s another factor that’s driving college students into debt: high off-campus housing costs.

A recent article from USA Today outlined the impact rising off-campus housing costs are having on students.

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