{"id":11293,"date":"2017-09-18t08:04:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-18t15:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=11293"},"modified":"2022-09-13t08:04:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13t15:04:44","slug":"living-roommate-can-save-students-15000-total-cost-college-attendance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/living-roommate-can-save-students-15000-total-cost-college-attendance\/","title":{"rendered":"living with a roommate can save students $15,000 in total cost of college attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"

this post originally appeared on the studysoup blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

one dilemma that nearly every college student will face is whether or not to live with a roommate. let\u2019s face it, there are quite a few benefits to living alone. it means more privacy, more control over personal space, and the ability to avoid the experience of a bad roommate.<\/p>\n

but with tuition price tags continuing to skyrocket, many students are opting to forego the comforts of living alone to cut back on expenses. though it may be less than ideal for some, the savings earned from living with a roommate throughout college may have a bigger impact on students\u2019 financial futures than they might expect. here\u2019s a look at exactly just how valuable a college roommate can be.<\/p>\n

methodology<\/h2>\n

for this article, we first collected costs of both private and shared dorm rooms across more than 200 college campuses with the highest undergraduate enrollments<\/a>. we then found average costs of both one bedroom and two bedroom off-campus apartments in those same cities.<\/p>\n

the scenarios included in this article are built on several assumptions:<\/p>\n