Univ of Michigan campus Text: Who Should Public Universities Educate?

Out-of-state students subsidize in-state students. What’s the right mix?

BY BRIAN C. MITCHELL Many public research universities face a dilemma: how to balance a commitment to educate in-state students with the value that out-of-state applicants contribute to the university. As Nick Anderson illustrates recently in the Washington Post, the facts are clear. Public (and private) research universities contribute mightily to a state’s economy, providing a…