State slashed $650M from UC system

For the first time, the total amount that University of California students pay in tuition this year will surpass the funding from the state, according to Larry Gordon of LA Times on Aug. 22, 2011.  The State slashed $650 million from each of the UC and the California State University system, forcing in-state UC undergrads to pay 18.3% (nearly $1,900) more in tuition and fees than last year.  UC schools are looking to make up revenue loss by enrolling more out-of-state students, also at historic high, a model that schools such as University of Michigan-Ann Arbor uses, where 30% of students come from another state. UC system consists of 10 campus and enroll 230,000. According to UC leaders, UC tuition for state residents is on a par with other top public research schools (University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, $14,000 this year; University of Virginia, $11,600; and University of Texas at Austin, $10,000). But living costs are much higher in California.