This theory is dead in the water, a huge amount of waste occurs in purely administrative areas, that students never see or interact with.

UConn spends more in certain administrative categories then Ivy League schools do, so no none if it is warranted.

They even fleece their students for egregious amounts. For example, parking costs to park in agricultural Storrs, are far higher then what Yale charges to park in downtown new haven. There is plenty of space in Storrs, yet they charge like they couldn’t fit one more car in, not to mention pushing student parking to the periphery of campus while keeping central parking for administration. It’s disgusting.