[noelius]

Well, I'm really surprised about it, because in my country - Spain - the State pays 83'3% of the educational costs, so you only pay 16%. Currently, I pay about 1000€ a year, so it's about 6000€ for the whole career.

However, you must also pay all the other expenses, adn I don't know if this is included in your estimations.

I think nobody whould be banned from studying only because of the money, but the truth is completely opposite.