Forget that $90,000 sticker price: College costs are actually going down

(The Hill) -- The sticker price at America’s priciest colleges is approaching $90,000, a milestone that has inspired fresh debate about whether college is worth the cost. But the overall numbers tell a different story. The “net” price of college, the amount students and their families actually pay, is going down; almost no one is paying $90,000. The average student at a private, four-year college paid $32,800 in tuition and fees, room and board last fall, accordi