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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're compiling a college list now with our junior. Some colleges we've come across and researched have significant budget deficits. We are trying to figure out which ones to worry about.

We know that a college budget deficit can be a significant red flag, particularly if the uni is a small, private, or regional college with a low endowment. And a structural, long-term deficit often leads to reduced academic quality, fewer student services, etc.

Here are the colleges with budget deficits that we are aware of (see below). Are we missing any others we should know about? Which ones to truly worry about (I'm assuming some big ones will figure it out with its endowment but not sure if that's smart thinking)?

Colleges with Budget Deficits (rough amounts reported from the past year):

USC: $200 million
UChicago: $160 million
Stanford $140 million
Penn State: $140 million
Harvard: $113 million
American U: $80 million
GW: $76 million
NYU: $71 million
Boston U: $30 million
Middlebury: $14 million
WashU (St. Louis): $7 million
Brandeis: $2 million
Pitzer: $1.3 million
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You can add UCLA. UCLA's budget deficit is $220 million for this year, they've already put in a hiring freeze, and some other major cuts.
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The public R1s are definitely going to hurt and it will be interesting to see what various states do. Do they focus funding? Do they cut across the board peanut butter style? Do they rebalance programs? The one thing that they are unlikely to do is devote more resources because the right thing isn’t fiscally or politically possible right now.[/quote]

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