[God luvs America]

U of Chicago has the distinction of being the first school to boast tuition/fees/room & board over $100,000 annually and that was 5 to 6 years before covid.

I remember reading the article and one hook for students was the elite level, top of the line, concierge housing...

I hope they go bankrupt...

[Dr. Sivana]

I transferred out in the early ‘80s largely because of high expenses and a lack of financial aid.

[PGR88]

I will cut U. Chicago some slack. It was their former Dean Zimmer, who became well known during Trump I administration, for sending out a letter to incoming freshmen that the university did not accept “safe spaces,” and all students should be prepared to have their ideas tested. Leftists freaked out.

[Mathews]

My son was offered a roster spot on the football team there. No money since they aren’t D1 or D2. $96k. Hopkins was only $46k.

[cpdiii]

Across major U.S. universities, there are significantly more non-instructional staff (administrators and other professionals) per student than in previous decades, and in many cases, there are more non-faculty staff than faculty . The ratio varies widely, but some elite institutions notably have a near 1:1 or even higher ratio of non-faculty employees to students or more non-faculty than faculty.

I think I see a problem here. Circa 1966 my school NLSC now the University of Louisiana Monroe had about 7000 students. Today it is about 8300. In 1966 the administration building had one wing of the chemistry building and about 20 offices and today it has a three story behemoth of a building with probably 100 offices. Do you see a problem with this?

[Maine Mariner]

It may be posted that tuition, room/board and fees may be $100,000 per year. However, that does not include any scholarships, grants, etc. that students may receive.
The out-of-pocket costs for a student (parents) may be far less than the posted amount.