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College Affordability and Transparency List
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Archived College Affordability and Transparency list data
Download College Affordability and Transparency List Data File
Download the data file of all Title IV institutions used to generate the 2026 College Affordability and Transparency lists here:
Why Colleges are Placed on the College Affordability and Transparency List
Institutions placed on the CATC highest tuition or net price list are required by the Higher Education Act of 1965 to complete the College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form (CATEF) to explain why costs have gone up at their school, and how the rising costs could be addressed. The CATEF Summary Guide to College Costs summarizes institutions’ responses to their inclusion on the lists. The Response Data files contain all institutions’ CATEF responses.
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