UF has to open. Lets look at UF’s 2019-2020 Operating budget (General and Education; this doesn’t include items like the hospital, research funding, etc, ).
Total Revenue (all sources): $ 834,269,012
Total Revenue from Tuition: $ 337,415,000
Total Operating Expenditures: 806,882,430
Salaries and Benefits $ 688,743,860
Without students, paying tuition, housing, food services, etc, UF can’t make payroll. The state is going to have it’s own budget issues, hence UF can’t expect a bailout.
It’s opening on 8/31.