We will probably have to agree to disagree on that. The cost at a technical university in Sweden, to the society is about USD 10 k/year [1]. MIT is 77 k/year [2]. MIT is ranked first in the world. KTH (89) and Chalmers (121) in Sweden are ranked top 10% in the listed 1300 [3]

Is it better for society to get a decent education for a low cost, for society as a whole? It seems to work for Sweden, and many other European countries. [4]

[1] https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helårsstudent_och_helårspresta...

[2] https://sfs.mit.edu/undergraduate-students/the-cost-of-atten...

[3] https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-un...

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index