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Lydia Leftcoast

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7. Annual University of Minnesota tuition for a commuter student in 1968: $375

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 04:40 PM

Sep 2014

Annual University of Minnesota tuition for a commuter student in 2014: $12,060.

In the Minnesota case, there are three main causes:

1. Cuts in state aid to the university

2. Administrative bloat accompanied by an increase in the number of part-time professors

3. Lots of new buildings, more than are justified by the increase in enrollment

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College Has Gotten 12 Times More Expensive in One Generation [View all] antigop Sep 2014 OP

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Annual University of Minnesota tuition for a commuter student in 1968: $375 Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #7