- Question
- Should universities be free?
- Position1 of 4›
Universities should be free and fully funded
This position holds universities should be free and fully funded by the state. It argues a degree is now essential for most jobs, that free education spares young people heavy debt, widens access and social mobility for poorer students, and restores opportunities older generations enjoyed.
Supporting arguments · 5
- University is increasingly essential for most jobs and shutting it off for lower classes shuts them off from a lot of jobs
- Increasingly specialised job fields mean more and more people require a university education
- Free university would restore intergenerational equality and give modern young people the same opportunities as older generations
- Free university education increases social mobility for the lower classes
- Free universities avoid young people being saddled with high levels of debt