Where Your Tuition Money Goes

May 25, 2016

Ten satirical pie charts of where tuition goes at Berkeley, Syracuse, Princeton, Duke, MIT, USC, UW Madison, NYU, Ohio State and Hogwarts.

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Content note: Fraternity legal fees, hazing, Scott Walker effigies (political).

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Transcript

[Pie charts of tuition spending]

[1] UC Berkeley ($28,510): task force to investigate rising cost of tuition $11,689 · trigger warnings $9,408 · flip-flops $4,277 · artisinal pizzas $3,136

[2] Syracuse ($60,239): respirator and IV drip for keeping humanities departments alive $18,674 · grade inflation $15,662 · hoodies $13,855 · a capella groups $12,048

[3] Princeton ($63,690): piece of paper that says "Princeton" and your name on it $44,583 · white tie galas $6,369 · inkpots $5,095 · quills $4,458 · parchment $3,185

[4] Duke ($67,399): fraternity legal fees $28,308 · bragging rights $22,916 · basketball tickets $16,176

[5] MIT ($63,250): custodial staff with an IQ of 220 $17,078 · spare robot parts for engineer hazing rituals $15,813 · TEDx speaker fees $15,180 · fancy graphics like this one $14,548

[6] University of Southern California ($67,212): Eternal Sun™ weather control system $61,163 · classes, facilities, salaries, etc. $6,049

[7] UW Madison ($25,242): lighter fluid $9,466 · Scott Walker effigies $9,213 · matches $6,563

[8] New York University ($70,444): more rent (sorry, it went up since we started this chart) $21,133 → $22,804 → $25,617, "look, it's a lot" · flavored lattes $22,542 · poetry readings $15,498 · rent $11,271

[9] Ohio State University ($25,631): "O" $12,816 · "H" $6,408 · "I" $6,408

[10] Hogwarts (10,670 galleons): Defense Against the Dark Arts department recruitment and hazard pay 4,268 · house elf wages (blame Hermione) 2,668 · acrylics for moving portraits 2,134 · hippogriff insurance 1,601

Topics: Statistics › Data Displays › Pie Charts Number & Arithmetic › Percents Applied Math › Personal Finance
Level: Middle School High School College
Themes: Money & Shopping Student Life Pop Culture Politics
People: Scott Walker