Well, medieval universities would be the proper comparison, but they’re a bit tricky. For the most part, the universities themselves didn’t charge tuition, although the University of Paris did start charging two sous a week (roughly a pound a year, which isn’t nothing) starting in the 12th century.
Instead, individual teachers charged fees for students who wanted to attend lectures. These fees could vary immensely – from 12 pence a year in Oxford for an undergraduate degree to 100 lire a year in Bologna for a law degree.
And I would imagine they would have to pay for lodging and food, as medieval students did too, although often there were student rates and lots of collective student institutions to help defray the costs.
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