Quote Originally Posted by dankrutka View Post
While I agree that the state cuts to higher education have been embarrassing and detrimental, OU's debt is still in line with peer institutions in other states. That's actually impressive considering those schools have better financial support. Maybe Boren should be commended for moving forward so many worthwhile projects during huge state cuts while keeping OU's debt in line with some peer universities in neighboring states.
Now how does OU stack up rankings-wise and even campus beauty we use with those schools? I would guess that is where OU falls behind. OU has high debt to try to keep up with the Jones's is my take. I could be wrong, though.