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What they should do also is write how much it costs to actually attend these schools, then throw that in as a .2 weighing factor.

Continental Europe would fare quite a bit better in that case.

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But (a) that would then be a different list, the 100 best bargains, not the 100 best universities, and (b) if you really want to measure what it costs, you have to factor in European taxes, since you have to pay more unless you are an EU resident.

It costs (roughly) GBP 3000 to attend as a UK citizen and GBP 9000-11000 as a foreigner depending on subject - and I believe the individual universities have no say in it, it's set by the government. So compared to the US, you could get a bargain.

However, top US universities are very generous about scholarships for high-achieving individuals even if they are non-nationals. UK universities have very few scholarships to start with and most of them are closed to non-citizens.

I come from Trinidad & Tobago, and most of my schoolmates went to American universities for this reason: UK universities are completely unattainable to a non-western income.

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