| A lot of schools, when calculatig the total expense of attending the college, add in beyond room, board and tuition....things like books/supplies, health insurance, travel, personal expense estimates. So, when comparing schools, make sure you are comparing apples to apples and if each school is including the same expenses. I personally prefer when discussing the cost of attendance, using ONLY tuition, room, and board, particularly for comparison purposes. Sure, there are other costs involved in sending a child to college.....believe me, I KNOW....I have TWO in college.....but those other costs vary and are not set by the school. I don't have the NYU figures in front of me, but I am pretty sure that JUST tutiion, room, and board comes to less than the amount you mention. I also have another child in an expensive private university but again, I only compare tuition, room, board. |