http://www.ncsl.org/documents/fiscal/HigherEdFundingFINAL.pdf

There are tables and figures that will make the engineers happy. But the picture is outlined in the page one text. In particular:

> According to SHEEO, tuition increased 2 percent between FY 2008 and FY 2009 and is now more than 37
> percent of total education revenue. In FY 1984, it was less than 25 percent.

That statement right there shatters your argument. Please go to work now.