Economists divided on whether new federal graduate student loan caps will lower tuition costs
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Cory Turner
Summary
The Trump administration plans to cap federal graduate student loans at $20,500 per year and $100,000 overall, ending the current policy of unlimited borrowing for graduate education. Economists are divided on whether this will actually reduce tuition costs. Some argue that unlimited loans have enabled colleges to raise prices without consequence (the "Bennett hypothesis"), while others contend that graduate tuition is driven more by market forces, program value, and institutional prestige than by loan availability. The policy could reduce student debt burdens but may also limit access to graduate education for lower-income students and certain high-cost programs.
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bskyEconomists divided on whether new federal graduate student loan caps will lower tuition costsnpr.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe 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.
If they needed $60,000 a year, they could borrow $60,000 a year, year after year.
A federal court temporarily blocked a small piece of that plan, but the U.S. Education Department confirmed to NPR that loans will be capped.
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