Question

The graph shows costs and projected costs at private four-year colleges, public four-year colleges, and public two-year colleges.

Untitled line graph showing costs and projected costs at private 4-year colleges, public 4-year colleges, and public 2-year colleges. X-axis: years 19 + 79 through 2026. Y-axis: costs $0 through $70,000 in increments of $10,000.

What does the graph show about the projected cost at a private four-year college in 2025–26?

It will be almost double the cost of a public four-year college.
It will be almost triple the cost of a public four-year college.
It will be almost four times the cost of a public two-year college.
It will be almost five times the cost of a public two-year college.

Answer 1

It will be almost triple the cost of a public four-year college.

Reason: the private four‑year projected cost in 2025–26 is about $60–65K while the public four‑year is about $20–22K, a roughly 3× difference.