Lesson in economics

Sat., April 16, 2011

While I totally agree with James Lanham (Letters, April 10), he didn’t address what I believe is the real issue for limiting resident students and increasing nonresident students. And that is, “the bottom line.”

The cost to the universities is the same, be it a resident student or a nonresident student. The difference is, the University of Washington collects $16,628 more for the nonresident student. WSU collects $5,211 more for the nonresident student. These figures are from the universities’ websites.

It has nothing to do with education, but rather, which student is more profitable for the university.

Bob Sleeth

Spokane

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