It's over ten years since I did the Cranfield course, but there is possibly still the same factor involved regarding people's circumstances. Namely at that time, having been abroad with the forces, I did not have my own house in the UK. It was soon obvious from a quick calculation that the subsidised campus accommodation provided to married students was at such a level that the money saved in rental payments over the year was greater than the cost of the course itself! I wonder if this is still the case? It certainly helped and at the time the house price market was not going up crazily so it made sense.
I certainly found the course interesting, but one of the most enjoyable aspects was the diversity of nationalities among the students. Sitting in the bar on a Sunday night trying to agree on a project between an Algerian, Mauritian, Vietnamese, Bhutanese, Cypriot and a Taiwanese was really something to behold and even Kofi Annan would have stuggled to get some concensus!!
Happy memories and hope it is still the same.