Wayne State and their never ending tuition increases

[Bham1982]

Meanwhile, WSU’s tuition rate has been artificially ...low when compared with Michigan’s two other high activity research universities, MSU and UM.

But why does WSU need to have similar tuition as U-M or MSU? WSU isn't as prestigious [[generally speaking), doesn't have the same endowment, doesn't have the same proportion of non-Michigan students, and has a very different role and student population.

Generally speaking, WSU serves more working class, first generation college students, usually commuters, and often of immigrant stock. It isn't filled with out-of-state, full tuition paying kids from Connecticut or Long Island or wherever like Michigan. It doesn't have a multi-billion endowment, an army of wealthy donors, or an enormously involved alumni base.

WSU is a good school, and has some particularly strong graduation programs and noted research capabilities, but cannot hope to justify tuition increases by looking to Ann Arbor.