NY Times: Comparing College Costs the Easy Way (College Abacus)

Paying for College
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<p>Comparing College Costs the Easy Way
College Abacus aggregates cost calculations from up to three colleges at a time on its own website, but is blocked by some institutions.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/your-money/paying-for-college/college-abacus-offers-data-on-college-costs-but-some-schools-balk.html”>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/your-money/paying-for-college/college-abacus-offers-data-on-college-costs-but-some-schools-balk.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It is a problem when the questions are worded differently on the Abacus than on the actual college’s NCP. Abacus should fix that problem. The results should be identical for colleges using Abacus as it would be using the NCP. </p>