The advantages furnished by residence in college can do little more than stimulate and aid the personal efforts "of the individual student. The report remained influential through the Civil War, and moderated the speed of the introduction of a utilitarian curriculum into US universities.
戴伊因而發表評論，「大學的目的，不是在教導單一的技能，而是提供通識的基礎，學生能從大學得利的，端在大學給予的刺激，加上個人的努力，… …」戴伊的報告，一直到美國南北戰爭後仍有影響力，減緩了美國各大學引進實用課程的速度。