https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances
JMU still crushing it with the student fees.
https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances
JMU still crushing it with the student fees.
Looking good Billy Ray!
Hail the BISON!!!
I have no idea. They're a public school, so they can't use the private school high-cost excuse (tuition isn't extremely much higher than NDSU's). My guess is that Virginia compared to North Dakota, is more willing to spend money towards higher education without public outcrying (i.e. getting too big for their britches), and therefore, can expand more easily to compete with the numerous other schools in the region.
Hail the BISON!!!
This details the JMU Comprehensive fee very well. $1,500 a year to intercollegiate athletics.
https://www.jmu.edu/ubo/rates-breakdown.shtml
Allocation
Amount
Description
Transportation Services
$90
Support of the university's transportation services.
Student Health Services
$241
Non-academic programs, departments and services that support and promote student health and wellness (University Health Center).
Facilities
$366
Maintenance, operations and support of non-academic campus buildings.
Auxiliary Services
$844
Non-academic programs, departments, and services that facilitate student well-being, success, safety and support.
Student Activity
$800
Non-academic programs, departments and services that offer a variety of extra-curricular student activities and learning opportunities (Madison Union, Marching Royal Dukes).
Debt Services and Reserves
$1,098
Support of non-academic student services, athletic capital construction and major facility maintenance.
Inercollegiate Athletics
$1,517
Support of the intercollegiate athletic programs for men and women.
Total
$4,956
Total comprehensive fee for the year; $2,383 per semester.
Their facilities expenses at 15.5 are roughly 4x higher than NDSU at 3.9 mil. That level of spending in continuous too, it's not like a one time building project.
I don't see how that is sustainable. I sure as hell wouldn't pay a school that kind of money for entertainment. Plenty of other options for a quality education are available. It's insane how many kids just pay it without batting an eye. At some point they'll wake up.