Student Fees

[wagsabison]

I don't think you raise them just to raise them. It's a good thing the fees are among the lowest.

[MrSnuffleupagus]

That's part of life...prepares them for taxes!

Something tells me that most of them pay those too...

[Bison bison]

I don't think you raise them just to raise them. It's a good thing the fees among the lowest.

This. The athletic department got sent home hat in hand because they didn't make a case.

[Vet70]

What are your thoughts on student fees to support athletics? As I understand, we are near the bottom, or THE bottom of the MVFC as far as using student fees to pay for athletics.

I'm typically not a huge advocate of passing major expenses on to the students via student fees (like JMU), but would it be inappropriate to be in the MEDIAN for student fees in the MVFC? How big of a difference would it make?

Could you share where you got this information? When you refer to a median do you mean overall fees or fees going to athletics?

[IBleedYellow]

It needs to be saved something huge, like moving up a division. Otherwise we are in good enough shape financially

Ding Ding Ding. That's my reasoning. The student fees are something that we can hang our hat on. Until we desperately need them. As long as we have good leadership, we shouldn't ever desperately need them.

[Bisonator98]

I agree with most here. Keep the fees as low as possible. If the AD asks to raise them and the students vote no them a compromise will be made like the loss of student seats this season. Being one of the lowest subsidized AD in the nation at any level is a nice thing to tout when those who hate athletics or higher ed start clamoring.

[MankatoBison]

Could you share where you got this information? When you refer to a median do you mean overall fees or fees going to athletics?

https://www.inforum.com/sports/39325...-activity-fees

[MankatoBison]

Could you share where you got this information? When you refer to a median do you mean overall fees or fees going to athletics?

http://www.grandforksherald.com/spor...hools-students

UND has the 7th LOWEST student fees for sports in FCS and they take THREE TIMES as much as NDSU at #4.

[MankatoBison]

Could you share where you got this information? When you refer to a median do you mean overall fees or fees going to athletics?

and yes I was wondering what if we were the median for student fees going to athletics. Seems like it would be an incredible increase, didn't realize we were bottom 4 in the whole country for this, haha

[HerdBot]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/spor...hools-students

UND has the 7th LOWEST student fees for sports in FCS and they take THREE TIMES as much as NDSU at #4.

That's one of the things I love about being a North Dakotan. Fiscal responsibility. Props to UND as well and I don't say that very often.