Bulla wrote:So we're ok with the constant tuition increase for a JD ? Just because you can do it doesn't make it right and the norm.
A. Nony Mouse wrote:Bulla wrote:You don't get $100 million donation and decide to raise tuition on students. What is the justification ?
You use the $100 million for scholarships for students who don't have any money, while still charging for students that do.
Do we have any evidence which backs this up ? May be a breakdown of class of 2020
This is literally what every needs-blind undergraduate institution in the country does. They make the rich pay sticker and subsidize the kids who need it. Now, I'm not saying it's the exact same at the graduate level, because it's not (merit-based aid and all), but it's not an unheard of mechanic. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and even, yes, Northwestern does it at the undergraduate level.
For example, "NU has increased [undergraduate] financial aid for students by 55 percent in the last five years, with about $160 million available for the 2016-17 year." - The Daily Northwestern (the flagship student newspaper) Yet, over the same period, NU has raised tuition every year. Because of the gigantic needs-based scholarship increases over the past five years, the people getting impacted by the tuition increases are the rich kids, not first generation Sally with a household income of $35,000.
Also, like nony pointed out. Do we have any evidence to the contrary at the graduate level?
Edited to make comment nicer to OP