>>Why does it cost as much as a house now?
One reason:
Ohio State employs 88 diversity-related staffers at a cost of $7.3M annually
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ohio-state-employs-88-diversity-related-staffers-at-a-cost-of-7-3m-annually/
Those are the political officer jobs social justice graduates expect to get, whether in academia, government or for big businesses.
A bargain,the head football coach makes the same.