Private vs. Public?

What did your education cost you? After grants and parent aid, what did you pay for college? Has that investment come back to you in income? This article from the New York Times is all about the cost of private colleges compared to that of states universities. Does the benefit of a private college really out weigh the cost?

Either way, as the issue of access to colleges and universities across the country begins to be a major concern, it will be interesting to see how things change around higher education in the United States.