Not all is rosy at msu either:
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/montana_state_university/msu-research-taken-down-a-notch-in-carnegie-ranking/article_37a72f09-9d3d-5dcf-aa2b-6c57b904523a.html
To spend that much on research and get downgraded is a massive waste of State's dollars. This is why the enrollment picture, while still a situation which needs to be addressed at UM, doesn't tell the entire story. There are so many moving parts to a university, and when so much focus, energy and money is devoted to one area -- in this case recruiting by msu -- other areas will suffer. Opportunity costs are real, people.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/montana_state_university/msu-research-taken-down-a-notch-in-carnegie-ranking/article_37a72f09-9d3d-5dcf-aa2b-6c57b904523a.html
To spend that much on research and get downgraded is a massive waste of State's dollars. This is why the enrollment picture, while still a situation which needs to be addressed at UM, doesn't tell the entire story. There are so many moving parts to a university, and when so much focus, energy and money is devoted to one area -- in this case recruiting by msu -- other areas will suffer. Opportunity costs are real, people.