According to a new survey by the College Board, if you're planning to go to a public, four-year university in your own state, you're looking at a 6.5 percent increase to around $7,000 dollars per year just for tuition and fees. Public schools in another state: 6.2 percent increase, or more than $18,500 tuition. Private schools: 4.4 percent increase, more than $26,000 per year, tuition. There is a silver lining, though. About two-thirds of full-time students are getting help in the form of financial aid. And that doesn't have to be paid back.

There is a silver lining, though.
Silver lining来自于习语: every cloud has a silver lining
used to say that there is something good even in a situation that seems very sad or difficult
黑暗中总有一线光明…有点天无绝人之路的意思