According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, tuition at a public university averages $6,131 nationwide. In Pennsylvania, the average cost is $12,186. In 2018, the PA State System of Higher Education received $468 million from the state, about 27 percent of its total budget. The average across the country is around 54 percent. Pennsylvania ranks 48 nationally for state share of public higher education funding. To discuss the challenges facing the PA State System of Higher Education is its Chancellor Dan Greenstein.