"weaker university rankings", lol. The ETH Zurich is 7th in the ranking, and does that with tuition fees that are 1/10 of MIT...
Or do we want to talk about the > 1trillion student debt bubble that keeps US universities afloat?
Or do we want to talk about the > 1trillion student debt bubble that keeps US universities afloat?
> The median annual price paid by an undergraduate who received an MIT Scholarship was $12,715 in the 2022–2023 academic year. [2]
You're basically right, MIT (ranked #3) is almost eight times more expensive than ETH (ranked #5). To be clear though, ETH Zurich is in Switzerland, which is not in the EU.
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[1] https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankin...
[2] https://mitadmissions.org/afford/cost-aid-basics/access-affo...
It is geographically completely surrounded by the EU.
So politically ... it is in the EU.
Also it's a 'gray area' -- Switzerland belongs to many EU institutions like Schengen and EEA without being in the EU proper. Using Euros would also be common in parts of Switzerland.