Well, there is "dumping money into research" and the actual amount of money that goes into research. I've heard from multiple professors/friends that when they

Well, there is "dumping money into research" and the actual amount of money that goes into research. I've heard from multiple professors/friends that when they apply for and get a grant, a large percentage (on the order of 1/3) goes straight to "administrative costs" (lawyers, etc), even if it is the professor that does all the work. I think it is important that universities continue to do research and that there be funding at the local, state, and federal level for such. The thing that needs to be looked at is (like charities have to report), how much per grant dollar goes to actual research. I suspect University overhead takes more than it's fair share. Administrative overhead has popped up at all levels of education, grade/highschool, JC/State and University levels. The layers of middle management (as well as regulations that require/perpetuate it) are where the auditing should be done.