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Undergraduates with family income below $200k will be tuition-free at MIT

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737 points gnabgib | 3 comments | 20 Nov 24 16:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.768s | source
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balderdash ◴[21 Nov 24 02:41 UTC] No.42200550[source]▶
While I think this is well meaning, I’d be much more impressed by institutions actually cutting costs, The ratio of administrators to students is insane as is the faculty ratio at most universities, not to mention the outlays for extravagant projects like sports centers and student centers.
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1. lolinder ◴[21 Nov 24 14:32 UTC] No.42204645[source]▶
> not to mention the outlays for extravagant projects like sports centers

Just a note that for a lot of schools the sports programs (football especially) are actually a profit center, not a cost center. Situations obviously vary, but it's entirely plausible that a new sports center could be an investment that pays itself off rather than an extravagant expense.

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2. Shocka1 ◴[22 Nov 24 13:52 UTC] No.42213825[source]▶
Right. I tend to wonder sometimes if the bigger football schools are actually football teams first, and educational institutions second. The rise of legalized/mobile gambling seems to have supercharged it.
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3. aiisjustanif ◴[23 Nov 24 21:21 UTC] No.42224018[source]▶
Of course they are, they make the money, a lot of it.