The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24

These seven universities have a total income
Of ST. 47S $50, or over $1,000, 900 each The in
come Of all the colleges in the country foos UP to
the neighborhood Of 500, 900 900, an average OF
S470 900 each As every college lives up TO its
income, these figures indicate that II costs an
average Of s115 year To impair; liberal educa-
ton TO American college youth.
The difference between the incomes of the
weathiest institutions and their poorer sisters is
matched by the difference in the cost Of the in
structon. While the average for the country is
only Sll5, the amount in each Of the universities
before referred 20 is from three 10 four times this
Harvard pays out S400 year for each of her near
ly 1000 students. Cornell spends 1915 Columbia
$3.50 and Yale $40. AS tho tuition fees in these
institutions vary from 500 IL 5000 in no case
rising above the latter amount the figures seem
to sustain the contention made by their managers
that the student receives more for his money in
the great universities than in the smaller colleges
Taking into account all the colleges in the country
the average charge IN students for tuition fees is
about S75 while the cost Of instruction 10 the col
leges themselves is Sll5 In the wealthiest uni
versues the tuition charge averages $3.50 and
tho cost Of instruction $3.50.
The fact that the colleg, loses money, so to
speak, on every student it receives has brought
about one Of the unique features OF college manage
ment II Is generally supposed to be the aim
OF every institution to get as many students as
possible As matter of fact however, in the
most popular universities the problem is Just
the opposite To- how to keep the number of students
within the limits that the institution can afford
AZ r.c.iy. This il don. o,dirori,, hv ,ai.ino.
the cost Of tuition or by increasing the require
nen,s n, entrance Harvard y,Ic and in Inc,
nearly all the largest universities have had to
$50, ~ ,hO,, r,..ns :, nr.,.,, = Zoo ,.n;d a,.L
So far as the management OF its permanent
fund, 10 concerned Tho nrohlsm. oF.-.d b.,
g,c,t un,versi,v mr.. LARGELY the same 40 ,hos.
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4. an, NJ IN. ,ucs,ion In IN. s.co,d rI.oo 1,
10 highly desirable that il should bo n.rm.r.,,
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had times had management ar financial die
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t.,, ,...r. h., ,ho ,,o,,hI.. ~ .hi,rh a,d ,ahra
uonLirs I.nivorsi,;es Asa paclo, tho tou,
do, ~ tho former lat, tic endoymsr, in s.cu,i
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di@cuI,ies ~ the ,vo roads emf oG tho ;rcor,o
NJ the ,vo institutions Iebieh would b.yo ho.,
cor,no,l.d IN close its doo,e eycon, to- m ,nnro
p,;stion fr,p, the State NJ p.nnsylv,ni. anJ
10th co,lepes have found tbemscIycs scrio,,sI,
hammond hv the sharp fluctuations in tho oo,nins,
.on.,,,,, ~ ,hoir t,rds Nu,icio.I ho,d, -.
~ ,ovo,;,. town, ~ inr.s,r,or, ,,i,h ,,o,a,.a
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