wbtfg said:PlayerRep said:Is there any argument to be made that because MSU now has more out-of-state students than in-state students, that the legislature should provide less funding to MSU for infrastructure and less for general funding? Why should the state taxpayers subsidize a school that has mostly (a majority) of out of state students? Just asking. I don't know.
Last I looked MSU had roughly 7500 Montana resident undergrads enrolled and UM had roughly 4500. Also, Many of MSU’s programs (nursing, engineering, architecture, etc) are extremely expensive programs to operate. I would argues it’s not a best practice to rely on out of state students to subsidize the Montana residents. In recent years, due to the MUS funding model, MSU has been forced to do just that, and now you’re using that as an argument to fund MSU even less.
Don't just look at one number. Look at all of them. More than half of MSU's students are out of state.
“This last year we crossed a line I did not want to cross, where more than half of my students are out-of-state students." MSU President.