March 18, 2005

Private Colleges Are Roomier

By LAWRENCE BIEMILLER

An annual nationwide survey of campus facilities, now in its second year, shows that private colleges and universities typically have far more usable space per student than their public counterparts -- from 40 percent more space to almost twice as much.

The survey, conducted by the Society for College and University Planning, compiled information from 189 public and private four- and two-year institutions in 2004. The report, called the "Campus Facilities Inventory," is intended

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