Seeing, American universities are about to usher in the fall of school again.
Recently, the University of California has been in the news frequently.Just this Thursday, another big event is about to happen.
It is reported that the board of directors of the University of California (UC) will vote on July 7 to decide whether to raise the tuition fee. If the vote is passed, the new tuition fee standard will be implemented from the next academic year.And this vote is considered to be passed with a high probability.
Is the University of California financially troubled?The tuition increase is resolved!
-University of CaliforniaNative state studentTuition fees increased from US$1.14 a year to US$1.41.After that, it will increase at a rate of 2% inflation each year.
-andNon-state students.The tuition fee is not a small increase. The current one-year tuition fee is 4.2, and within five years, the tuition fee will rise to 5!
According to the University of California, if the tuition is not raised, it is estimated that there will be a shortfall of 2022 million yuan in the 2023 and 2 academic years. By the 4100 and 2026 academic years,The shortage will increase to 6 million yuan.The school seems to be too poor, maybe even some professors and scientific research projects will face various funding shortages.
These schools have also increased tuition
At the same time, the University of California is not alone in raising tuition fees.in:
New York University:NYU官宣了2020-2021的学费细则。虽然学校很多线下课程已经搬至了线上，学费却依然只增不减：针对本科生12到18学分的学费，分别增加了769和838美元，和去年相比又涨了2.95%……
University of Southern California : According to data from the student service agency Annenberg Media, the University of Southern California will increase tuition fees for the 2020-21 academic year by 3.5% to $59,260, an increase of $2,004 compared to the previous year.And said that the increase in tuition will not be affected by face-to-face lectures or online lectures in the fall.In addition, starting from July 7, students will not be able to pay tuition fees via credit and debit cards.
Syracuse University:The official website has stated that for the 2020-2021 academic year, Syracuse University’s tuition fees will increase by 3.9%, the accommodation fees for international students will also increase by an average of 3.5%, and other expenses will also increase slightly.
8 public universities in UtahPrices of 7 of them have increased.University of PortlandIt is also considering raising tuition fees by 4.9%.
Many international students lament that studying in the United States is becoming more and more expensive.
Southern California was forced to sell luxury homes
And the university seems to be bad:
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the Mudd Manor, the residence of the president of the University of Southern California, has beenSold for $2500 million.Since 1979, this mansion has become the Presidential Mansion of Southern California, where four principals have lived here in the past 40 years.
This mansion covers an area of 14,000 square feet (about 1300 square meters), with 8 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, tennis courts, a cabin and a swimming pool, and even a large garage with a gas station and car wash.
The school said that the sale was to cut costs, and the school's financial constraints were under the economic impact of the new crown epidemic.
Not only that, but also because of the sharp drop in income from the epidemic, the school suspended all recruitment and reduced the salary of the principal of Cafort by 20%.But reallyBad money.
of course,Wool is on the sheep.Southern California 2021Undergraduate fees exceeded 6!An increase of $2,141 over last year!The number of undergraduates in the school is around 20000, which will increase income by more than 4000 million a year.
Some schools increase fees, and some schools reduce or exempt them.Affected by the epidemic:
These schools do not increase the price but also reduce the price
Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers UniversityTuition fees were frozen on the grounds that the new crown pandemic has put financial pressure on students and parents. In order to make up for the loss of reduced tuition income, these schools also announced cost-cutting measures.
Purdue UniversityAnnounced to freeze its tuition fees at the level of 2012-13 until at least 2022-23. If completed, it will set a record for the school to freeze tuition fees for ten consecutive years.
Ohio State University, University of North Carolina, University of Maine, University of NebraskaMany universities refund tuition and miscellaneous fees (accommodation fees, student activity fees, on-campus parking fees, etc.).
In addition, the schools that promised proportional refunds include:Harvard University, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Amherst, Berkeley School of Musicand many more.
The idea of free community colleges has been proposed.
I don't know when it will be realized.
I hope that all universities will stop raising tuition fees.
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ref: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/july21/b1attach4.pdf
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Ohio State University, University of North Carolina, University of Maine, University of NebraskaMany universities refund tuition and miscellaneous fees (accommodation fees, student activity fees, on-campus parking fees, etc.).
