People walk by Sather Tower on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022 in Berkeley, California.
People walk by Sather Tower on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022 in Berkeley, California.
  • College and graduate students aren't just facing rising tuition as they take on mountains of debt. 
  • Housing and other living expenses are a crisis for many in hot real estate markets.
  • Universities need to be transparent about costs, while local governments need to facilitate construction.

When Katie Ibsen got into her dream school, the University of California, Berkeley, she knew she'd do whatever she could to make it work on a tight budget.