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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Times World Rankings

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

This has more to do with graduate research.[/quote]

And Michigan comes out ahead once again.[/quote]

[b]As well it should, it spends over a half a billion of your tuition dollars on research every year.[/b]  Funny they don't put that in brochures.[/quote]

[b]Are you saying that's a [i]bad[/b] [/i]thing?

FYI, nearly every school I have ever visited talks about research they do.  It's a hallmark of a top institution and that's how you get faculty that are leaders in the field.[/quote]

Yes I am.  First, they are not up front about it.  M  Most people assume their tuition goes toward their education.  Second, just like anything else, it goes to increase student debt.  Third, if you do the math, it means a sizeable (25%+ or so in this case) percentage of your tuition dollars are probably going to pay researchers and research costs.  [/quote]

What people "assume" is meaningless.

Research is a critical part of every substantive university and a tremendous asset to the students and faculty.  It's shocking to me to hear someone complain about research.

Also, most research is funded by grants.

I don't know where you are coming from.[/quote]

The grants don't cover about 30% of total cost.  That falls disproportionately to undergrads.  In the case of Michigan, institutional contribution is over 1/3rd of tuition revenue.  So you are saying no one should be concerned when US higher ed is the most expensive in the world and student loan debt is $1.6B, more than any consumer debt other than mortgage, you should know where I am coming from.[/quote]

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