Since Peter Cooper's heirs gave the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art the land under the Chrysler Building in 1902, the school's endowment has enabled it to offer students a high-quality, tuition-free education through two world wars, the Great Depression and multiple stock market crashes and financial crises.
Rosenberg champions the liberal arts college in the United States: "The liberal arts model rests on a belief in the transformative power of ideas, the necessity of collaborative action for the common good, and the importance of individual self-determination". He has been quoted in the press on a variety of issues including higher education access and quality, tuition costs, and college rankings.
"I have to believe that at some point, when the underwriting ends, to keep high quality, Georgia Tech would have to float to more traditional tuition rates".
However, he pointed to a number of barriers to this scheme: the security situation, the elevated cost (e.g., tuition, living expenses) and the lack of high quality residency training in Lebanon.
Plus, the government outlines plans to allow universities in England to increase tuition fees if they can show their teaching is of a high quality.
In addition to its high quality and reputation, Universidade Federal de Pernanbuco (UFPE) is a public university and does not charge tuition fees.
More common have been decisions to increase tuition and fees sharply, in search of what is widely known as the Chivas Regal effect — the perception that high price equals high quality.
… Postgraduate degrees in Norway and Germany are currently free of tuition fees, so [they] have a financial advantage, and from our study, they also seem to be of high quality.
Young people want high quality.
High quality customer service.
