With remarkable speed, more colleges and universities are crossing a new threshold: charging undergraduates over $100,000 for tuition, housing, books and fees. Fifteen schools cost six figures now, whereas a year ago there were only two, according to the Princeton Review.
At least nine other colleges are on the cusp of joining the $100K club, and higher education experts say the trend will only continue.
But how much does that matter? And what does it say about the state of college affordability?
