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This R&D provides resources for the growing issue of college tuition costs.  As states have pared down their support of public university systems and as the federal government has poured subsidies into student loans, universities have increased tuition.  In fact, tuition increases at many universities are outpacing the rate of inflation causing some analysts to worry that the cost of college is becoming increasingly unaffordable for lower income Americans.  The College Board reported this year that the average tuition cost for students attending an in-state four-year public university was $9,139, with out-of-state students paying $22,958.