[bogomipz]

What tax payer subsidies? Please explain because I am not aware of any.

If you are talking about the 501c3 status that some Universities have that has not reduced tuition costs for anybody in state or otherwise. Additionally the state contributes very little these days to a state university, case in point the UC system.

As far your link that only concerns Pell Grants. Pell Grants are only available to "people of need", most middle class families don't qualify and the average for award if you do is just $3800.

[jean_claude]

In an article from The Atlantic[1], you can clearly see that total direct federal and state subsidies to higher education in 2014 are about $140 billion with another $20 billion in indirect subsidies. Yes, some of this goes to help offset the cost of attendance through Pell grants and tax credits to the family and shouldn't affect the tuition cost directly.

From the article I linked in the previous message, it does not only address Pell grants:

>>Total federal support to higher education of "nearly $76 billion" with Pell grants being $36 billion and "nearly $25 billion in research funding obligations."

[1] http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/05/the-rea...

[jacalata]

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/06/12/study-us-high...