▁an ▁S AT ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 - 2 0 0 ▁points ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁hundreds ▁of ▁dollars ▁more ▁in ▁institution al ▁gr ants ▁and ▁on ▁average ▁substantial ly ▁more ▁if ▁one ▁is ▁att ending ▁a ▁private ▁institution . ▁ ▁While ▁providing ▁financial ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁is ▁a ▁reasonable ▁expectation ▁to ▁calculate ▁a ▁student ’ s ▁financial ▁need , ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁necessarily ▁follow ▁that ▁colleg es ▁should ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁this ▁information . ▁Prov iding ▁that ▁information ▁to ▁schools ▁may ▁be ▁problem atic ▁because ▁schools ▁learn ▁about ▁students ’ ▁other ▁sources ▁of ▁fund ing ▁and ▁may ▁adjust ▁their ▁financial ▁aid ▁packages ▁accordingly . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁asym metric ▁information ▁problem ▁since ▁schools ▁have ▁full ▁knowledge ▁of ▁their ▁customers ' ▁ability ▁to ▁pay ▁while ▁students ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁have ▁little ▁information ▁about ▁costs ▁that ▁colleg es ▁face ▁to ▁provide ▁their ▁services . ▁That ▁is , ▁when ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁academic ▁year , ▁a ▁school ▁will ▁know ▁its ▁current ▁and ▁project ed ▁costs ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁each ▁student ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁pay ▁after ▁receiving ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁gr ants . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁College ▁Aff ord ability ▁and ▁Product ivity ▁( CC AP ), ▁“ If ▁the ▁federal ▁or ▁state ▁authorities ▁increase ▁financial ▁support ▁per ▁student , ▁the ▁institution ▁has ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁capture ▁part ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁that ▁increased ▁ability ▁to ▁pay ▁by ▁reducing ▁institution al ▁gr ants ▁and / or ▁raising ▁their ▁charges ▁for ▁tu ition , ▁fe es , ▁room ,