No but from an accounting perspective I don’t get how this works. Phd students often do no use any of the univeristy’s real resources. The marginal cost of a ph

No but from an accounting perspective I don’t get how this works. Phd students often do no use any of the univeristy’s real resources. The marginal cost of a phd student is often zero or negative, due to the work they do. There are no platonic costs to charge them, especially if they are passed quals and aren’t taking classes any more. Sure they use their advisor’s time, but that’s unaccountable and variable. So the university could just adjust tuition downward for programs for which everyone gets a scholarship anyway. Is the GOP going to regulate tuition too?