This. You're also just looking at private schools there; whereas students could attend public universities in their state and realize benefits that their (or t

This. You're also just looking at private schools there; whereas students could attend public universities in their state and realize benefits that their (or their parents) tax dollars have defrayed the cost of tuition. The amount of money that amounts to poor spending on "needing" to live on campus, "needing to go to your top pick school", etc. is a little astounding. Also astounding is the ability to finance things like living expenses / room & board, which are often a huge component of total cost