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<p>I disagree, Alexandre. Not all Universities of UMich’s stature charge the same. Sure, many do - but many do not. I want to move away from the presumption that I’m denigrating UMich - I am not. What I am addressing is the equation; Quality education = high cost. UMich provides quality, therefore is entitled to charge more (extort high sums and burden KIDS with debt in exchange for a “valuable” UMich undergrad degree).</p>
<p>Universities charge what they can; a balancing act between applications, acceptances and yield, which is heavily influenced by ratings, and reputation. But not predicated on “quality” (or the former certainly drowns out the latter).</p>
<p>We have to reference a list if we’re going to talk “stature” and I like the Forbes methodology better than USNWR - especially in this case, because it proves my point 
but, the Forbes list has been recognized, as valuable as any other.</p>
<p>UMich is 93rd on the Forbes most recent list.
U of M, Morris is 90th.</p>
<p>Both state schools. Both charge (practically) the same for IS. But for OOS? One has a sticker price 1/3rd of the other. Why? because they do not attract the attention or have the “brand” cache of the other. Does that matter in the real world? not to Forbes.</p>