Hard to generalize, each school will have their own struggles and money pits. I went to a large school in Virginia. They had things like... * Campus Police /

Hard to generalize, each school will have their own struggles and money pits. I went to a large school in Virginia. They had things like... * Campus Police / security * International Student office * Welcome office * Student Newspaper * Student radio station (multiple stations, I believe) * Art installations, fountains, and general beautification * Campus religious facilities * Plenty of on-campus housing, but also a huge quantity of parking lots and garages, and even shuttle buses to remote lots. * Multiple gyms and fitness centers, ranging from what was essentially a storage warehouse for old athletic team equipment that they'd let students workout with, to brand-spankin-new "fitness centers" that had multiple pools (so that the swim team and water polo team can practice at the same time). They allowed locals to buy memberships as well, and there were a number of kiddie swim teams that used the facilities too. * Multiple student union buildings, with lots of new, fancy furnishings. It was easy to identify and contrast the older buildings from the 60-80s to the ones that were built in the 90s-2000s -- much larger, more light, more windows and much more furniture. Made them nice to hangout and read a book in, though. * Road work and even a tunnel under a major 2-lane road. I'd heard they lobbied the city for years to no avail but eventually got traction by offering to subsidize some of the work. * Lots of street lights, call boxes, and other steps to make the campus less freaky to walk around at night. * A small child/daycare location on campus as well, mostly for the faculty, though I believe they let anyone (students, locals) enroll their kids there. The Uni was founded as a place to train teachers and nurses, and all of the teaching / psych / early child development students ran it