Students toss their mortarboards in the air at a 2018 commencement ceremony at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
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Will the new student loan limits actually drive down tuition? Economists weigh in
The idea that there's a connection between federal student loans and what colleges charge dates back almost four decades. But it's unclear that link can lead to lower costs.
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Trump administration caps graduate federal loans at $20,500/year, $100,000 total (July 1) to pressure universities into tuition reductions. Economists remain split: research on federal aid's link to tuition hikes shows mixed results across different graduate program types and institutions.
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