Mind you, it wasn't approaching $80K per year, but inflation-adjusted was still pretty expensive. But they weren't very generous with the "need" side of things. They tended to give just enough to make it possible for a student to attend, if they qualified from a household income standpoint. This was based on the idea that it was a special opportunity to attend N.D., and that there should be some level of "sacrifice" for everyone who sent their kids there.
One can agree or disagree on that, but I think part of the motivation was so that we didn't have people lined up to attend simply based on low-cost priority. I can somewhat understand.
Replies to: "There was a general philosophy by the Administration when I was there."
- Trump’s actions against Harvard are 100% illegal. But he will ignore court rulings. [LINK]
- Chris94 - 8:55am 4/17/25
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- with rare exceptions, there is no reason for the federal govt to give any college funding. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 11:41am 4/17/25
- False and extremely stupid [NT] - Death - 2:36pm 4/17/25
- Tax exemption has value. Want to keep it/get Fed funding? Stay neutral. Simple. [NT]
- LanceManion - 9:27am 4/17/25
- Jesus doesn't vote. But Jesus does! [NT] - Tenacious_P - 2:47pm 4/18/25
- Just ask Bob Jones University. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 9:30am 4/17/25
- Sounds like Harvard may be losing it along with dozens of other schools [NT] - holybull101 - 12:43pm 4/17/25
- If the issue is admissions and race, they likely do lose. That’s not though what the dear leader is - Frank L - 10:37am 4/17/25
- Yep. Sadly, ND may get swept up in this. If so, bye bye "need based tuition". - LanceManion - 9:36am 4/17/25
- Only greed could possibly justify this. The endowment is $20B. - jakers - 9:54am 4/17/25
- As someone who has a daughter trying to decide on whether to attend ND, I agree. - LanceManion - 12:19pm 4/17/25
- There was a general philosophy by the Administration when I was there. - jakers - 4:46pm 4/17/25
- I think the admin has opened up much more on the need side, but remains careful with "need" - LanceManion - 6:36pm 4/17/25
- She shouldn’t go then. Easy peasy. - Frank L - 12:32pm 4/17/25
- You gave the right advice. The allure of the school is hard to pass up, but it's not an Ivy. [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:43pm 4/17/25
- It’s not. But he doesn’t regret it. - Frank L - 2:02pm 4/17/25
- Yeah, same for me - met the wife, provided a good living, etc. But it is the principle, dammit. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:55pm 4/17/25
- It’s not. But he doesn’t regret it. - Frank L - 2:02pm 4/17/25
- You gave the right advice. The allure of the school is hard to pass up, but it's not an Ivy. [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:43pm 4/17/25
- There was a general philosophy by the Administration when I was there. - jakers - 4:46pm 4/17/25
- As someone who has a daughter trying to decide on whether to attend ND, I agree. - LanceManion - 12:19pm 4/17/25
- Only greed could possibly justify this. The endowment is $20B. - jakers - 9:54am 4/17/25
- Here’s the best part of the Harvard kerfuffle [NT]
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- Curly1918 - 9:04am 4/17/25
- Do you how you can tell if someone went to Harvard? - Chris94 - 9:06am 4/17/25
- Hell. I brag that I got wait listed by Harvard. - Curly1918 - 9:11am 4/17/25
- Do you how you can tell if someone went to Harvard? - Chris94 - 9:06am 4/17/25
- Hilarious, were you asleep during the sleepy Joe regime? - PaND - 9:02am 4/17/25
- It didn’t happen but why stop retelling a favorite lie? [NT] - jimbasil - 9:31am 4/17/25
- with rare exceptions, there is no reason for the federal govt to give any college funding. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 11:41am 4/17/25