How does Michigan rank nationwide for state funding of higher education?
A. Studies have shown that the single biggest cause of tuition increases in America’s public institutions is a need to replace diminishing state revenues. Over the past 12 years, Michigan ranked 49th among all states in increased support to higher education. Over the past five years, Michigan sank to dead last. Between 2002 and 2008, the state appropriation for Wayne State University declined nearly 14 percent, or $79 million when adjusted for inflation. No other Michigan university has suffered so drastic a cut. Between 1997 and 2009, the national average for state allocations for higher education has risen by about 67 percent. Michigan, however, has increased its higher education budget appropriations only about 17 percent during that same period.
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