The average cost of tuition and room and board at a four-year private university in the U.S. has risen to $39,518 annually. Here is a breakdown of where that money goes:
- $250: Omnipresent collegiate scent
- $40: Ream of diploma paper
- $2,543: Laundry facilities capable of handling constant, round-the-clock loads of pajama pants
- $25: Credit check
- $5,000: Morgan Spurlock appearance fee
- $0.15: Student mental health services
- $4.40: You think all those comedy hypnotists are stopping by out of the kindness of their hearts?
- $250: Quills
- $8,000: Standard wasted money fee
- $29,000: Big tall clock that goes “ding”