Private colleges slash sticker prices to emphasize affordability but avoid blaming pandemic

A Washington State private college will cut its tuition by 25 percent next fall. In New York, a private college will cut its sticker price by more than 50 percent, as will a private college in Delaware. The list of colleges slashing price tags for the next year has grown long this fall. Amid the pandemic, dozens of colleges have announced tuition resets, freezes or expanded scholarship programs for the upcoming academic year. The trend follows similar announcements over the spring and...