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That is misleading because they are counting their hospital’s revenue in the pie. That only matters if the hospitals are generating profits the rest of the university can use. Otherwise, the hospital is revenue coming in and costs being spent with no relation to the education arm of the system.

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The hospital does account for ~33% of revenues[0], but the Med School and the Hospital also account for ~55% of total expenses[1] so it doesn't seem entirely unfair to include them in the revenue stream.

0: https://ucla.app.box.com/v/acct-pdf-AFR-15-16 page 37

1: https://ucla.app.box.com/v/acct-pdf-AFR-15-16 page 28

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