On France the elite schools are very expensive (by our standards). Universities are basically free. They are expensive for wealthy people. Depending on how muc

On France the elite schools are very expensive (by our standards). Universities are basically free. They are expensive for wealthy people. Depending on how much you earn, you get a progressive cost that covers the tuition of the less fortunate. There is no threshold (200k would be insane). I pay a lot but I also keep in mind my father who came from an extremely poor family and graduated from our most prestigious engineering school. This what we call the social elevator and it works.