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<p>^^The above (#18) is incorrect. Cornell is not part of the SUNY program. Nor are any of their colleges public.</p>

<p>Cornell has several statutory colleges that receive money from NY state. In turn, Cornell must provide NY state residents with some services. Cornell Cooperative Extensions are all over up-state NY. </p>

<p>NY students accepted to these statutory colleges pay a lower tuition, but not anywhere near the SUNY tuition. The SUNY tuition is much, much less. (Full in-state tuition, room and board for a SUNY is around $16,000 or so and Cornell’s statutory equivalent for NY residents is- 40,000- $45,000 or so.) Non-NY students attending the statutory college pay Cornell’s full price.</p>

<p>SUNY professor’s children attending a SUNY are eligible for a UUP (United University Professions) scholarship. They are not eligible if they attend Cornell-even the statutory colleges, because they are not SUNYs.</p>

<p>Anyone who graduates from Cornell, no matter what college, receives a degree from Cornell–a PRIVATE school. The degrees all look the same and say Cornell University.</p>

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<p>I was aware of the public parts of some of Cornell’s colleges. I just never heard of them referred to as “part of the SUNY system”.</p>

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<p>^ The contract colleges are not part of SUNY, they are part of Cornell University, which happens to be a private institution. See posts #20 and #21.</p>

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<p>looking at only publics because im not looking to spend all my future paychecks on payin back college loans</p>

<p>Don’t cross out private schools totally, some will give you grants and need based scholarships to help fill the gap between demonstrated need and the high tuition cost (especially because they have more money to give than public institutions). Some private schools will leave you in just as much debt as in-state state schools, if you can demonstrate the need.</p>

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<p>But the fact is that most publics give almost no aid to OOS students, with exceptions for those students who are at the very top of the stats pool and who thus qualify for merit aid.</p>

<p>My D is applying to an OOS public, mainly at her GC’s urging. Running the NPCs, that school is by far the most expensive net price on her list (of 11). And it’s not even the flagship.</p>

<p>There are a few publics that are affordable for middle income OOS students below the top 5% or so in stats, but they are few and far between.</p>