Question

What are direct costs for college?


Costs based on direct billing from the bursar’s office

Estimated costs based on the impact of lifestyle choices

Set amounts billed to students by the school’s financial aid department

Answer 1

"Costs based on direct billing from the bursar’s office."

Explanation: direct costs are the charges the school bills you directly (tuition, mandatory fees, and any room/board billed by the school). The other options describe estimated/allowable costs (like budgeted living expenses) or aid-office calculations, which are not "direct" billed charges.