How to increase Pretige, Raise Tuition

Officials in Missouri have suggested that by raising tuition at the University of Missouri, the school's prestige may increase. As reported in the Associated Press article "Missouri Tuition Hike could mean Prestige Boost" University of Missouri officials said that some out-of-state students and parents may equate a college's price tag with academic excellence and so could see the increased cost as a reflection of the university's prestige. Of course if the increased tuition revenues are just used to plug revenue shortfalls from other sources, the tuition increase may simply be preventing a decline in academic quality and prestige at the University.