<p>beyphy, it’s disingenuous to suggest a USC education costs three times as much. Out-of-state tuition at UCLA is over $35,000 and in-state tuition is surging.</p>
<p>[UC</a> plan sees tuition rising up to 16% annually over four years - Los Angeles Times](<a href=“http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/15/local/la-me-0915-uc-plan-20110915]UC”>UC plan sees tuition rising up to 16% annually over four years)</p>
<p>8-16% increases every year for four years. Possibly $22k/yr IN-STATE tuition for the 2015-16 year. Families thinking about sending their kids to UCLA need to know this.</p>
<p>It’s not unrealistic to think that as UCLA gets state funding pulled out from under it and admits more out-of-state kids while USC is increasing aid year after year, soon the average USC student will be paying less.</p>
<p>It’s not just about where the rankings are today, it’s about where they’ll be when you graduate in 4 years and when you’re getting into your career in 10 years. USC is on an amazing trajectory and UCLA just isn’t.</p>