Tuition has been on the rise, from what I can tell,  due to excessive, frivolous and&#x2F;or unchecked expenditures[1][2] with the guise of benefiting the universities and their students.<p>One example is the ridiculous salaries payed to the athletic staffs of these universities. Even the research universities like UC Berkley pay upwards of 5.4 million contracted salary[3]. The counter argument to this is that these sports programs pay for the research( though some believe that is more often not the case[4]) So even if I grant that this may be true, and I understand supply and demand principals of &quot;talented&quot; coaches, come the <i></i><i></i> on,  these are just sports. And many athletic department, not all , are doing a great disservice to many of the athletes who are not encourage to reap the academic benefits the schools have to offer[5], when a scant percentage even move on to Olympic or professional sports careers[6]<p>I think step 0 of this article&#x27;s intended plan should be to look at spending, and have accountability, remove internal bureaucracy and reduce some of the ridiculous salaries (coaches, presidents, etc) and determine what a fair tuition looks like.<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.texaspolicy.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;detail&#x2F;more-outrageous-spending-at-a-texas-public-university" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.texaspolicy.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;detail&#x2F;more-outrageous-spend...</a><p>[2]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.latimes.com&#x2F;local&#x2F;education&#x2F;la-me-uc-spending-20151011-story.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.latimes.com&#x2F;local&#x2F;education&#x2F;la-me-uc-spending-201...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;webcache.googleusercontent.com&#x2F;search?q=cache:6sm-b1X_xO0J:humanraceandothersports.com&#x2F;columns&#x2F;649&#x2F;philosophy-and-football+&amp;cd=6&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=us" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;webcache.googleusercontent.com&#x2F;search?q=cache:6sm-b1X...</a><p>[4]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.politifact.com&#x2F;virginia&#x2F;statements&#x2F;2014&#x2F;dec&#x2F;22&#x2F;jim-moran&#x2F;moran-says-only-20-colleges-make-profit-sports&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.politifact.com&#x2F;virginia&#x2F;statements&#x2F;2014&#x2F;dec&#x2F;22&#x2F;ji...</a><p>[5]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.post-gazette.com&#x2F;sports&#x2F;college&#x2F;2014&#x2F;06&#x2F;01&#x2F;Do-colleges-drop-the-ball-with-student-athletes&#x2F;stories&#x2F;201406010120" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.post-gazette.com&#x2F;sports&#x2F;college&#x2F;2014&#x2F;06&#x2F;01&#x2F;Do-col...</a><p>[6]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncaa.org&#x2F;about&#x2F;resources&#x2F;research&#x2F;estimated-probability-competing-professional-athletics" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncaa.org&#x2F;about&#x2F;resources&#x2F;research&#x2F;estimated-proba...</a>