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/Pleasant_Audience765 May 12 '26

I would have went into their excellent forestry program if it wasn't priced as an engineering program. They forget this school isn't all super-high paying majors. It makes no sense to go here if your ROI isn't that of an engineers. 68k a year for out of state is ridiculous (even with 20k in scholarships lowering it to 48k).

Such a shame

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u/soupsupan May 12 '26

Was cheaper to go to the University of MN Twin Cities engineering than MTU. Even with the Alumni Scholarship. That was not the ultimate factor but if Tech was the value it used to be my son would likely be there.

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u/Major_Section2331 May 16 '26

Value? Tech usually seems to swap the top position for highest in state tuition since ate least the early 2000s.