The World's Most Expensive Universities

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<p><a href=“http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/104277/The-Worlds-Most-Expensive-Universities;_ylt=AstxP8iH.vHC9mJkGtULm.BO7sMF[/url]”>http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/104277/The-Worlds-Most-Expensive-Universities;_ylt=AstxP8iH.vHC9mJkGtULm.BO7sMF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>is a fluffy sensationalistic presentation, mixing a lot of apples and oranges, but the raw numbers are probably correct.</p>

<p>The article starts with a comparison of high U.S. list prices, offset by “generous” aid packages, then surveys other countries.</p>

<p>But doesn’t our system work fairly well, with the wealthy (who can afford the high list prices) effectively subsidizing the non-wealthy, with each family paying only its EFC? Do families receiving aid ever care what the list price is, as long as the EFC is realistic?</p>