Calculating state support as a percentage of total cost is misleading, since universities can make "total cost" be whatever they please. California spends 34% m

Calculating state support as a percentage of total cost is misleading, since universities can make "total cost" be whatever they please. California spends 34% more on higher education than it did in 1975, adjusted both for inflation and for state population growth. If a university wants their budget to double, and the state won't double their funding, then the remainder will have to come from tuition. But that's not the state's fault, it's the universities' fault for spending more. (Sources: https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1975/01_transmittal_1975.pdf https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1975/01_transmittal_1975.pdf http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2019-20/pdf/Enacted/BudgetSummary/FullBudgetSummary.pdf http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2019-20/pdf/Enacted/BudgetSummary/... https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California)