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Without actually knowing anything about it, I would venture to guess that European universities get a lot more funding from the state than American universities
by troels 18y ago
Without actually knowing anything about it, I would venture to guess that European universities get a lot more funding from the state than American universities do.
- cperciva 18y agoIt depends how you measure it. European universities get far more money from governments as fixed operating grants; but US universities slice money out of research grants (they call it "overhead") and redirect it to their operating budgets.
- yummyfajitas 18y agoQuite right. Remember, when a politician proposes $N for science, remember that he actually means 50% of $N as subsidies for universities, and 50% of $N for science. (Assuming of course that the science is done by university professors. )
- anamax 18y agoGovt funding doesn't explain why even public universities in the US get more private support.