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Columbia, peer institutions sued over ‘price-fixing’ financial aid, favoring wealthy applicants

By Beatrice Shlansky / Senior Staff Photographer
On Sunday, four law firms filed an antitrust class action lawsuit against Columbia and 15 of its peer institutions. The suit alleges that more than 170,000 students and their families have been overcharged by elite universities since 2003.
By Irie Sentner • January 11, 2022 at 3:55 AM

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