Across Massachusetts, 14 colleges now exceed $80,000 in tuition, fees and other costs, including housing and meal plans, more than double the number last year.
Six colleges exceeded that threshold in last year’s analysis.
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Many students don't actually pay a colleges’ full cost. Some even have income limits below which they’re free, such as Harvard, which charges nothing for students whose families earn $85,000 or less. For MIT, it’s $140,000 or less.
Only a few colleges have begun moving in the other direction, lowering their annual costs, including Gordon College in Wenham and Lasell University in Newton.
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