Compare Tuition and Fees of Higher Education in China, US and Taiwan

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(1) Keith Bradsher, 中国高校扩招：圆了大学梦，碎了翻身梦. 纽约时报中文网, Feb 18, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/article/ed ... /c18educationthree/

, which is translated from

Keith Bradsher, In China, Betting It All on a Child in College; Poor families' future, and old-age security, hinge on degree. New YorkTimes, Feb 17, 2013 (front page).

Quote:

"While the central government offers extensive, need-based grants and loans for students at four-year universities, little financial aid is available for students at polytechnics to help pay higher tuitions. Yet students at polytechnics tend to be from poor or rural backgrounds. China’s education ministry said last year that 80 percent of students at polytechnics were the first in their families to go into higher education.

"The Chinese government offers a few scholarships for polytechnic students, but they are distributed mostly based on grades, not financial need. Top students, often from more affluent families who could give them more academic support during their formative years, receive grants that cover up to three-quarters of their room and board. Average students like Ms Wu  [Caoying 吴 曹英] pay full cost

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(2) Brian MacQuarrie, US Offers Tallies of Colleges' Costs; Aid programs bring surprises. Boston Globe, Feb 20, 2013  (front page).
http://www.boston.com/yourcampus ... ring_surprises.html

Quote:

"An average net price of $18,277 a year to attend Harvard University, compared with $32,493 for Northeastern University. The numbers defy common expectations because the score card takes into account scholarships and grants that do not have to be repaid. Subtracting those from the official sticker price provides a more realistic picture of what the school would probably cost a typical student.

"For a Harvard undergraduate, students from families with incomes below $65,000 generally pay nothing to attend. Families with incomes between $65,000 and $150,000 pay up to 10 percent of their family income. Harvard is need blind, meaning that financial need is not an impediment to admission.

"In Harvard’s case, the total figure [sticker price] is $52,652 for tuition, room, board, and fees; at Northeastern, the comparable cost is $53,226. At Boston University, the annual total bill is approximately $56,000, but the average net cost [after deduction of grants, scholarship and discounts (such as enticement during recruitment)] is $29,899.

Note:
(a) The report is based on

Press release: Education Department Releases College Scorecard to Help Students Choose Best College for Them. US DEpartment of Education, Feb 13, 2013
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-rel ... -choose-best-colleg
("Consumers can access a College Scorecard for every degree-granting institution starting today at whitehouse.gov/scorecard")
(b) Northeastern University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_University
(private; established in 1898 at a Boston YMCA)

Its noted cooperative education (co-op) program used to require five years to get a bachelor's degree, spending a year in factories.

(c) Financial Aid. Harvard College, undated.
http://www.admissions.college.ha ... cial_aid/index.html

Quote:

"Our goal in admissions and financial aid is clear: We want to bring the best people to Harvard, regardless of their ability to pay — and we do. About 70 percent of our students receive some form of aid, with over 60 percent receiving need–based scholarships.

"Admission to Harvard is need-blind * * * Financial aid at Harvard is entirely need–based

(d) Of course, it WAS not the case. Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice FORCED eight Ivy League schools plus MIT, to cease and desist. See

United States v Brown University in Providence in the State of Rhode Island and Provindence Plantations (CA3 1993) 5 F.3d 658. https://bulk.resource.org/courts ... 3d.658.92-1911.html
(MIT was the only member of the Overlap Group which defied US, spent millions to defend an antitrust action and lost)

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(3) Sabine Cheng and Lilian Wu, Cheaper Tuition Gives Taiwan Universities an Edge: Survey. Central News Agency, Feb 1, 2013.
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/W ... amp;ID=201302010032