That's a bit misleading though, even if I can see why they do it.
The in-state UCLA tuition there is ~15K, which while high, isn't terrible.
My child's elementary school bill is higher than that!
The larger line item they list is food & housing. That's expensive, but you're paying those whether going to school or not so it is not really a cost of going to the university. Also, there is a lot of leeway to vary those costs if you need to be very frugal.
The in-state UCLA tuition there is ~15K, which while high, isn't terrible.
My child's elementary school bill is higher than that!
The larger line item they list is food & housing. That's expensive, but you're paying those whether going to school or not so it is not really a cost of going to the university. Also, there is a lot of leeway to vary those costs if you need to be very frugal.