Once-in-a-decade plan aims to tackle equity gaps and reverse ‘financial trauma’ at Illinois colleges and universities

As a result, universities have raised tuition and student fees over the years to make up for the lack of state support, placing a higher financial burden on students. In 2002, for example, “state funds on average covered 72% of public university costs vs. 28% from tuition and fees,” the report says, while in 2020, “the situation has flipped, with the state covering 35.6% vs. 64.4% from tuition and fees.”