<p>wis75:</p>
<p>The tuition (fees) at UCs may still be less that other public Us, but when you factor in the living costs, it’s bound to be more to attend a UC. If you think about where the UC campuses are located in the main (there are some exceptions, like UC Merced) housing is not cheap in the area and commuting from a distance a real pain.</p>
<p>As for grad students … good question, especially for top notch programs at top UCs. We have a number of friends and acquaintances who are profs in various fields at various campuses. They believe next year will be worse, as many part-time staff will be let go in the second year of this debacle, as they’ve had adequate notice and federal stimulus money starts to dry up.</p>