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I suggest you do a "deep dive" into what in-state undergraduate university students actually pay to attend our state universities. You can start at the last Board of Regents report at azregents.edu/sites/def…
After receiving federal grants, state need grants and other aid, about half the students pay no tuition and the rest far less than …
I suggest you do a "deep dive" into what in-state undergraduate university students actually pay to attend our state universities. You can start at the last Board of Regents report at https://www.azregents.edu/sites/default/files/reports/2020-financial_aid_report.pdf
After receiving federal grants, state need grants and other aid, about half the students pay no tuition and the rest far less than the approximately $12,000 it costs in tuition. I am not counting room, board, and travel as the Arizona Constitution says instruction shall be free, not four-years of living and travel expenses.
So for many, tuition is better than as near free as possible because it is free. Congratulations to people like Michael Crow who so improved the reputation of ASU that out-of-state students are willing to pay $30k per year to attend because that extra cash pays for most of the in-state need grants.
I’m still tens of thousands of dollars in debt from that nearly free in-state university system.