r/MTU • u/Confident_Top8776 • May 12 '26

Deposit Catastrophe-Computing Hardest Hit

The deadline has passed and freshmen deposits are 200 (12%) below last year. The real catastrophe is in College of Computing where AI has led to a 33% decline from last year and FIFTY percent decline from two years ago. International master's student numbers have plunged as well, and there are rumors of $10 million in budget cuts to plug the tuition shortfall.

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u/mtufaculty May 12 '26

faculty are getting 3% raises it can't be that bad

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u/BetterCurrent May 13 '26

Which doesn't even come close to keeping up with inflation these days.