Universities Panic As Dorms Sit Empty: Recruiting, Tuition, & Faculty Contracts In Limbo

collegeisago
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:17:04 +0000

Assuming this virus lingers to what seems to be no end to it, I have a feeling that Fall classes are going to be online and millions of people will have a very difficult justifying paying that kind of money to go out state or to a private. College towns are going to look like ghost towns and scholarships are going to be highly impacted for years to come. Maybe State Flagships will become less competitive for admissions since there might be less OOS kids willing to pay such a premium. I can also see how schools lower the OOS tuition to 1.5 times the in-state tuition in order to make it even more attractive, but at the same time, this could make them even more competitive when it comes to admissions. Whatever, it is, this situation is a game-changer for years to come. The economic impact will be devastating.