I Will Die With Student Loan Debt

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119. It's got to be tuition and fees. The fees are way more than tuition, at least in MA.

For example UMass Lowell:

Undergraduate 2014-2015
In-state Tuition & Fees $12447 --
In-state Tuition $1454 --
In-state Flat Fee $10993 --

Community colleges in MA have 33% off tuition with a 2 year CC transferable degree - sounds great until you see the fees.

The other thing to note is that US students are subsidizing textbook costs for students outside the US.

Students Find $100 Textbooks Cost $50, Purchased Overseas
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/21/us/students-find-100-textbooks-cost-50-purchased-overseas.html?pagewanted=all

Supreme Court Backs Student In Textbook Copyright Case
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that textbooks and other goods made and sold abroad can be re-sold online and in discount stores without violating U.S. copyright law.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/supreme-court-copyright-textbooks_n_2912490.html

So maybe international universities/students could pay a fairer share of textbook costs.