Preston Cooper

Preston Cooper appears in Can the Trump administration make college cheaper? as an American Enterprise Institute researcher defending the logic of graduate Federal Student Loan Caps. The source says he estimates the new caps may affect about 30% of graduate borrowers because most borrowers already stay within the new limits.

Cooper’s argument is market-pressure focused. If students can choose cheaper schools for similar degree paths, then expensive programs, including some at NYU and [[UniversityOfSouthernCalifornia|USC]], may face pressure to lower prices or justify their return on investment.

Connections

• American Enterprise Institute - institutional affiliation in the source.
• Federal Student Loan Caps - policy he argues can create price pressure.
• Bennett Hypothesis and Graduate School Debt - theory and debt context behind the caps.
• NYU and [[UniversityOfSouthernCalifornia|USC]] - institutions named in the affected-borrower discussion.