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College tuition: Six in 10 freshmen say economy affected choice of school

Christian Science Monitor

January 27, 2011

The Annual Freshman Survey, by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, has found that of the 62 percent whose choice was affected by the economy, 55 percent are at their first-choice college, compared with 69 percent of those not affected by the economy. The affected students are more likely to be living at home or attending college close to home. Fourteen percent of them report major concerns about financing their education. Concerns about college tuition and other expenses are offset at least in part by financial aid.

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