Eighty-nine percent of Niche survey respondents said that a college's tuition price impacts whether or not they will apply or inquire about the school. getty With Americans again struggling to repay $1.6 trillion in student debt (second only to mortgage debt), high school seniors (and their parents) are becoming increasingly price sensitive in their college search. For private colleges that have long relied on a combination of high sticker prices, offset by big financial aid packages, this could...