Cutting research and enrolling <i>more</i> students isn&#x27;t necessarily the way to go.<p>How about save money for both students and the university. Drop the absurdly nice housing that&#x27;s going into them. This will reduce room &amp; board fees and cut staffing, construction, &amp; maintenance costs for the university.<p>Athletics: Drop athletes that aren&#x27;t <i>student</i> athletes. I&#x27;m sorry, but illiterate players don&#x27;t belong in college. It&#x27;s a disservice to them, the rest of the students, and the university&#x27;s reputation. Stop spending astronomical amounts on football (primarily) and other sports, even if it pays for itself it&#x27;s not needed for an <i>academic</i> environment. Rein these in, keep athletics but cut the programs so they aren&#x27;t (budget-wise) on the level of some <i>professional</i> teams.