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Student Loans and Net Price: A Financial Look at the Numbers
Bradley C. Barnhorst

Last modified: 2014-10-23

Abstract


Student loan default rates and the net price of higher education are currently hot topics in the financial press. But is the data and analysis on these numbers accurate?  This paper looks at inconsistencies in the data and the methodologies used, and considers alternative explanations to the current narrative.

Keywords


finance, education