• HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    The economics aren’t really that tied. A lot of universities have research arms that are not tied to their undergraduate population. It might need a graduate student population to oppress, but undergrads are rather worthless.

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      Undergrads are the revenue generating portion of the university

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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        1 year ago

        Not really. Universities make a lot of money off research and the research helps more with prestige ratings.

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          Grant money from researchers is a drop in the bucket. That money mostly goes to flesh out laboratories with fancy equipment and pay for research assistants.