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Harvard Tuition was $150 per year
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College admissions double between 1920 and 1930
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US Government passes the G.I. Bill
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US Government passes the Higher Education Act
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Only 49 percent of high school grads attend college
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Price of tuition begins to increase at a rate above inflation
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On average, tuition at a public school is $2,700 in today's dollars
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The default rate on student loans begins to increase
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George Washington University is the first college to raise tuition to $50,000
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Tuition fees increased 439 percent since 1982, the average income only increased by 147 percent
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For the first time ever, colleges took in more tuition than state funding