&gt; So it&#x27;s a university [mainly] funded by the tax-payer<p>This is not true, at least for most states.  For example, the UW system got 1.2 Billion from the state out of a 6 Billion dollar budget:  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wisconsin.edu&#x2F;about-the-uw-system&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wisconsin.edu&#x2F;about-the-uw-system&#x2F;</a><p>The large majority of most state university funding comes through tuition, research grants, and donations.