MSU spends more in nonacademic areas as state aid drops - Matthew Miller, Lansing State Journal

With state support shrinking, an increasing share of Michigan State University's budget is coming from student tuition and fees. At the same time, the share of the budget MSU spends on instruction has declined. MSU's general fund grew by more than 75 percent between 1998 and 2008. The amount spent on instruction grew by just 64 percent. The amount spent on student services rose 35 percent. At the same time, spending on administration increased by 106 percent, while operations and maintenance of the university's physical plant rose 95 percent. And as tuition doubled, the amount of its own money MSU spends on scholarships has nearly tripled.