<p>Re post 46: Did you know that HU rents Mass Hall from Harvard College? One interesting fact about Harvard is how little money the University (as distinct from its component parts) actually has. So for something like Allston, it has to levy monies from its constituent parts. Another tidbit is that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (i.e Harvard College plus the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) has been in a deficit for the last several years. </p>
<p>Re: post 48: I suppose Wesleyan has to spend more. When my S was attending, many buildings were crying out for renovation. </p>
<p>Universities have done very well in the last couple of decades. But I remember when Yale was coping with a deficit by mowing the lawn and washing windows less often and dealying much needed building maintenance.</p>