[jay-anderson]

I have a child starting college next year. One thing that surprised me is the number of extra fees. It very much reminded me of ticketmaster, comcast, or airbnb hidden fees. Adding them all up for starting next semester the fees are over $1000. This article does say 'tuition and fees' so it's probably taking this into account. Still it surprised me and feels like a pretty scummy practice.

[SoftTalker]

This depends on the school. One of my kids is at a college where there are very few if any itemized extra fees, not even room and board (all students live on campus). Another went to a school where there were at least half a dozen fees in addition to the tuition, as well as room and board.