This report finds that tuition has risen mainly because of a policy shift by the state, resulting in relatively less reliance on state appropriations and more on tuition revenues. It also finds that the state grant program is working essentially as envisioned by the Legislature. This study finds that most deputy registrars provide good customer service, but provisions of state law protect private deputies from competitive forces, preventing the state from realizing the full potential of privatization. In this report we conclude that the U. of Minnesota is receiving adequate value from MSCI, a private for-profit supercomputing company, and that the University is not subsidizing MSCI's commercial customers. This report examines the implementation and effectiveness of treatment programs for sex offenders in state and private facilities.
Most offenders receive some kind of treatment, but almost half fail to complete it.