<p>if average per student expenditure includes both undergrad and grad students, it seems to me that the methodology, intended or not, would favor grad school program on several counts. 1} per student spending on grad programs like research funds, labs, facilities, etc. would be bigger compared to that for undergrad programs. therefore, average per-student spending would be higher for schools with bigger budgets for grads. 2) schools with more grads than undergrads would benefit from this methodology. 3) schools with medical programs also would benefit as per-student spending is bigger than most other majors.</p>
<p>so i guess there’s a hidden benefit built into the Financial Resources rating for grad and medical schools, this benefit gets more magnified when the school has a greater number of grads vs undergrads.</p>
<p>it’s an accepted fact that it takes more resources, financial and human, to educate grads when compared to undergrads.</p>