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Re:NYU Makes Tuition Free for All Medical Students by ams6110 on Thursday August 16, 2018 @08:01PM (#17779399)
For the most part, those types of facilities are paid for out of athletic department funds and donations.

yes the sorts of facilities that universities build for athletics are extravagant and many would say ridiculous, but they really don't have a bearing on the cost of tuition.

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Re:NYU Makes Tuition Free for All Medical Students by smileysteve on Friday August 17, 2018 @08:43AM (#17782353)
> For the most part, those types of facilities are paid for out of athletic department funds and donations.

Just 23 of 228 (NCAA DIV 1 2013) athletic departments were profitable for their schools.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2013/05/07/nca...

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