I know that the situation at Los Alamos was, at one point, 5 administrators to 1 scientist. That doesn't jibe with the 7% figure op there, but I imagine I don't

I know that the situation at Los Alamos was, at one point, 5 administrators to 1 scientist. That doesn't jibe with the 7% figure op there, but I imagine I don't know what a management fee corresponds to. The administrative overhead at LANL seemed to be completely unlimited. Every public university I've participated in has had an ever expanding court of nobles that don't do anything except give the universities money away to each other and consulting groups (who ironically always recommend cutting off the heads of the nobility). Departments are stuck seeking out private funding at this point, which doesn't seem like it should be legal, but it seems to be unprosecuted at the very least.