[dvt]

Can you source this? My cursory research shows the opposite[1]. Imo, the fiscal disaster is in part due to enrollment declining (which, ironically enough, mainly affects low-income households).

[1] https://myelearningworld.com/cost-of-college-vs-inflation/

[jltsiren]

Here is one example: https://educationdata.org/average-cost-of-college-by-year

Declining enrollment affects universities very unevenly. University of California is still under pressure to increase enrollment, which is mostly constrained by physical capacity. The housing situation is particularly bad on some campuses.