The salary quote point which is that a good portion of a professor's salary is paid of the grants they bring in. In addition, they are also often the ones suppo

The salary quote point which is that a good portion of a professor's salary is paid of the grants they bring in. In addition, they are also often the ones supporting grad students and postdocs. Although this isn't true in all cases, from what I can tell, the professors I've interacted with actually bring in more money to the university than they are being paid. I'm not actually sure where tuition is going exactly.