Universities are concerned that the income from tuition fees will not cover the loss of government funding that they replaced.

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It tinkered with funding arrangements in 1998, when it introduced small student fees to cover part of the cost of tuition, and supplement the much larger state subsidy.

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Maryland cut seven sports programs earlier this year just to get under budget, and Rutgers recently outspent its revenue to the point that it required non-athletic funding from student fees and tuition to cover its losses.

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Loans to cover tuition fees would also be pegged for full and part-time students, said the government.

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