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In real terms, tuition fees in public universities peaked in the early 2010s. They have not kept up with inflation since then. That explains a large part of the
by jltsiren 5mo ago
In real terms, tuition fees in public universities peaked in the early 2010s. They have not kept up with inflation since then. That explains a large part of the fiscal disaster.
- dvt 5mo agoCan you source this? My cursory research shows the opposite[1]. Imo, the fiscal disaster is in part due to enrollment declining (which, ironically enough, mainly affects low-income households). [1] https://myelearningworld.com/cost-of-college-vs-inflation/ https://myelearningworld.com/cost-of-college-vs-inflation/
- jltsiren 5mo agoHere is one example: https://educationdata.org/average-cost-of-college-by-year https://educationdata.org/average-cost-of-college-by-year Declining enrollment affects universities very unevenly. University of California is still under pressure to increase enrollment, which is mostly constrained by physical capacity. The housing situation is particularly bad on some campuses.