What's the average tuition fee in a typical US college/university year?
The UK was about £3300, now under roughly £7000.
The UK was about £3300, now under roughly £7000.
And that's just the private schools. The public schools are considerably cheaper: ~8k USD for in-state students and ~12k for external students. 50k USD is the full prize for the top private schools like Stanford or the Ivy League. Imagine how expensive some schools would have to be for the average to come out at 50k USD.
[1]: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/add-it-up/4494.html