<p>@RacinReaver by ‘anywhere else’ I meant Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and MIT. They have generous packages and the math and CS programs are quite strong. I really love caltech for its culture of research in science but I strongly feel that it should make the education more affordable for everyone given its small size and large endowment. It does not have the extravagant sports programs like other universities so, should it not be used to bring down the cost of education?</p>
<p>I also need to blame the EFC calculation as it favors folks who are extravagant but punishes those tend to save but are not rich. </p>
<p>I would love to see the schools publish the distribution of the aid offered to the students - even the quartiles would be good enough.</p>