When I was a kid some 4 decades ago, a wise man told me that health and college

[theking]

..cost will continue to go up and he continues to be right:

Personal Finance
College sticker prices top $100,000 at 16 schools — but many students pay significantly less
The yearly cost of attendance at over a dozen colleges is now six figures, after factoring in tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportation and other expenses. For the 2026-27 academic year, 16 institutions — including Duke, Georgetown, New York University and University of Chicago — have a sticker price of more than $100,000, according to data exclusively provided to CNBC from The Princeton Review’s upcoming “The Best 392 Colleges” list. Others, such as Brown University, Northwestern and Pepperdine, cost more than $99,000.

Six-figure colleges and universities
An increasing number of U.S. schools have annual price tags that exceed $100,000.

The table shows a list of U.S. colleges and universities whose price tags are near or above $100,000 for the 2026-27 academic year.