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Share of College Spending for Recreation Is Rising

New York Times

July 9, 2010

American colleges are spending a smaller share of their budgets on instruction, and more on recreational facilities for students and on administration, according to a new study of college costs. The report, based on government data, documents a growing stratification of wealth across America's system of higher education. At the top of the pyramid are private colleges and universities, which educate a small portion of the nation's students, while public universities and community colleges serve greater numbers, have fewer resources and are seeing tuitions rise most rapidly.

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