<p>I can understand the rationale for varying tuition and fees. However, colleges and other information sources are not adequately publicizing the information. On many college websites, it takes some effort to even find the tuition and then they may not make it clear about the varying costs. Most guidebooks and websites that compare colleges only list a flat tuition and fee (which is often out of date anyway) and don’t make any mention of the variation. I’m not concerned about a couple hundred dollars worth of fees, but when it is $4000 more a year, that should be clearly publicized when a student is applying.</p>