School authorities, on their side, explain right from the start that "undergraduates come first." They are the real core of the university, and the graduate school is mere icing on the cake.
話說回來，普大校方早已明言：「大學部第一」﹘﹘大學部才是普大的重心所在，研究所只不過是錦上所添的花罷了。