Is college becoming less or more affordable? An update

The net price is what matters; that is the sticker price minus scholarships and grants that students do not have to repay. Few students actually pay the full sticker price.  

Excerpt" The average cost of going to college was rising at least since the mid-1990s and up until the mid-2010s, but net prices have stabilized since then and have even fallen recently.¹ The drop in average net prices over the last decade stands in stark contrast to the public’s perception.