UC System: unwelcoming?

xiggi
Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:00:02 +0000

kyledavid:

As was said, they’re state schools. They are funded by the taxpayers of California, so that’s why you pay extra if you’re OOS.



Mostly true, except for the small details that


About 27 to 30% of UC’s current operating budget is coming from federal sources.
Two-thirds of all basic research at UC’s campuses is funded by the federal government.
Federal programs provide nearly 60% of all financial aid for UC students.


As an example, those small details amounted to a total of $6.31 billion in federal funds supporting the UC in 2000-2001.

Source: http://www.ucop.edu/federal/facts.html