Ideally, people with the intellectual capability to get into MIT wouldn't have to go into massive debt that would drastically curtail their future choices in life, which is what higher education has sadly meant for many people:
> "To attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology for four years, the cost, based on 2022-23 numbers, would be $319,400, including tuition and fees, books, and room and board."
Yeah, that's completely messed up. And probably completely unnecessary, given the income from their endowment. OTOH, someone who can get into MIT can probably also get into a university in a civilized country that doesn't view education as a profit center.
> "To attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology for four years, the cost, based on 2022-23 numbers, would be $319,400, including tuition and fees, books, and room and board."