Illinois State, a public university (and my alma mater), is currently citing $28k per year for total expenses (including room&#x2F;board and personal expenses) for someone who lives on campus.<p>Tuition by itself is only $14k, but that&#x27;s not a student&#x27;s only expense. 16 years ago, tuition was less than $6k per year. If it matched inflation, tuition should be less than $9k right now. $14k is beyond ridiculous.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;financialaid.illinoisstate.edu&#x2F;paying&#x2F;cost&#x2F;table-group-1.php" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;financialaid.illinoisstate.edu&#x2F;paying&#x2F;cost&#x2F;table-gro...</a>