(03-09-2020 01:29 PM)nachoman91 Wrote:  

(03-09-2020 10:30 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  ....bury those fees in fine print or on websites because they know they are morally wrong. They are soaking regular students to pay for athletes, and money losing athletic programs that stroke admin and high-roller alumni egos.

Doesn't an athletic program act as advertising for a University? I would venture to guess that a successful athletic program actually draws in students....i.e. that schools enrollment numbers increase directly because of the athletic program. So those fees could be considered nothing more than additional advertising money.

Statistically at State Universities a student's tuition and fees pay for approximately 1/3 of the cost of their education. The taxpayers (and donors) pay the remaining 2/3.

There have been reports that for the last 5 years, over 50% of graduates can not get a job in their chosen field of study. There is not much demand for Social Justice majors, etc.

So is increasing enrollment per se really a good thing for taxpayers?