<p>The room and board does factor in to the expense. I wonder why they eliminated that?</p>
<p>FWIW, our oldest is graduating from Bucknell this spring and the cost to send him there (with fin aid from school) was less than what it would cost to send him to state uni --and he had a lot fewer students in his classes. </p>
<p>Our second is at Carleton, same deal–cheaper than state uni with the fin aid. The full sticker price for Carleton with room and board is actually higher than Bucknell.</p>