This just goes to show how out of touch academics are with the real world. Whether or not they realize it, the Penn State brand is tarnished. In a free market, damaged goods get discounted, not marked up.
I’ll venture to opine that very few of the potential applicants or their parents will either remember or consider the sex abuse whilst choosing a college.
Name a college that has really suffered a drop in enrollment from any scandal.
Americans have totally accepted the propaganda that college is necessary for success in life.Every 23 year old deserves a $100,000 debt in exchange for a sheepskin.