OOS - Is UCB worth the $$$?

ucbalumnus
Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:42:07 +0000

It is very hard to make an argument for paying out-of-state price for Berkeley (about $50,000 to $57,000 per year, depending on housing and whether you buy the student medical insurance) when your alternative is Georgia Tech at in-state price (about $25,000 per year).

Unless you have super-wealthy parents for whom the added $100,000 to $128,000 is pocket change, that difference is likely to be significant in their financial planning for retirement and/or younger siblings’ college costs.