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TrainedMonkey
on Aug 23, 2017
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Universities are broke – let’s cut the pointless a...
I do agree that admin costs are too high. However I think most of the tuition growth is due to decreases in state and federal funding.
Finnucane
on Aug 23, 2017
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That's true for state schools, where subsidies have been cut almost universally.
ams6110
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Look at any state university org chart from 30 years ago compared to today. The difference will be striking. Yes state subsidies are down, but administrative growth has also been accelerating.
mnm1
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This is a private school so I'm not sure how much that applies. I haven't been able to find any figures on this, however, so I suppose it's possible.
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