I'm not sure the data backs that up: Average expenditure per student: Instruction: $17,996 Student Services and Academic Support (Not all of which are admini

I'm not sure the data backs that up: Average expenditure per student: Instruction: $17,996 Student Services and Academic Support (Not all of which are administrators): $9528 That results in $0.52 spent on Student Services and Academic Support for each $1.00 spent on Instruction. In 1999, that number was $0.47 spent on Student Services and Academic Support per $1.00 spent on Instruction. That's not a huge increase in administrators. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d17/tables/dt17_334.30.asp https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d17/tables/dt17_334.30.a... The cost of college is largely driven by reductions in state support for public institutions, and the resulting increases in tuition by both private and public schools: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fancy-dorms-arent-the-main-reason-tuition-is-skyrocketing/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fancy-dorms-arent-the-m...