More Green

Talking of green - see the prior post - news accounts have been commenting on the increase in out-of-state students who pay full fare and thus add to campus budgets.  UC officials are at pains to say that no in-state students are being displaced which can only mean - and seems to mean - that total enrollment has been increased.  Of course, with enrollment up, there is a tendency for larger courses than would otherwise be offered or courses that fill up faster than would otherwise occur.  There has to be a cost or consequence somewhere.  Yours truly is not saying that given budget squeezes on UC, letting in more out-of-state students is a bad strategy.  But there has to be a down side to the decision for in-state students.

You can find various news accounts at the links below:

http://dailybruin.com/2014/04/18/enrollment-cap-more-ucla-applicants-leads-to-fewer-admissions/

http://m.sfgate.com/education/article/UC-gets-big-boost-in-admitting-more-out-of-state-5414161.php

http://m.sacbee.com/sacramento/db_325192/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=5HmPoUAh

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79958021/

Actual admissions data are at:
http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/fall2014adm.html

There really is no mystery behind the attempt to get more green dollars: