By “big state schools” I mean ones with large enrollments and lots of school spirit so for example, Michigan, Clemson, UCLA, Wisconsin, etc.
I know that Michigan gives good financial aid for OOS students… what are some others?
Kentucky and Alabama
UMich uses CSS Profile…and if I remember correctly, both of your parents have businesses…and you have an expensive paid off home. Their deductions will get added back in as income. You probably would not qualify for enough need based aid from UMich.
UCLA will not give you much. Clemson doesn’t give OOS need based aid. What are your stats? They don’t give a lot of merit…remaining costs would be high.
What are your test scores and GPA?
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http://www.clemson.edu/financial-aid/types/scholarships/cu-schol-index.html
This gives specifics regarding merit scholarships at Clemson for Freshman.
As of next year, I believe, UCs will no longer give any fin aid for OOS students (not sure if this applies to the merit aid they give; in any case, merit awards are few and far between at UCs).
UVA and UNC meet need for OOS students afaik.
Schools with big merit awards include Alabama and Oklahoma (for NMFs).
I wasn’t asking about these schools in particular. I just stated them as examples of the schools that I am interested in. Thanks for the info tho!
I heard UPitt is very generous with merit aid
Mississippi, Texas State, Purdue
OSU, OU, & Miami in Ohio
@oPhilippos Upitt’s merit is unpredictable, particularly for a 34 ACT.
This student needs at least a full tuition award at the schools that don’t give much/any need based aid because the parents would have to pay the rest after his Pell Grant for being a 0 EFC student.
@mom2collegekids I don’t need a full tuition award… I was asking for answers specific to this question not my personal situation but thanks for the input. 
Temple in PA
University of Houston
State schools are not the only schools with lots of school spirit. It seems from all of your post what you are looking for is a big sports school. Use the search function on this site and select division 1 sports. Lots of schools will come up.
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I don’t need a full tuition award… I was asking for answers specific to this question not my personal situation but thanks for the input
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It’s hard to answer this Q without considering the details of a particular student…because those details matter…
These things are not a “one size fits all” situation…
For a student with a low EFC (like you), a school that gives good merit to an OOS student would not work if the award was “good” (say half tuition), and then you had a remaining cost of $30k to pay.
For a student with a very high EFC, a school that gives good merit (say half tuition) is a good deal because instead of having to pay $45k per year, the parents are happy that they “only” have to pay $30k per year.
The student with modest stats has virtually no hope of getting into a school that gives good need based aid, and wouldn’t get the merit at a school that gives “good merit.”
I answered in regards to your situation because I thought you might be considering a gap year and reapplying since it didn’t sound like your parents were going to pay for MSU. So, I thought you might be looking for other options, particularly since you included the desire that the school be big and rah rah.
You have indicated that your parents will pay $10k-20k per year. That would suggest that your award would need to cover tuition, so that the remaining costs (room, board, books, fees, travel and personal expenses, would be covered by your parents’ $10k-20k contribution.
Texas Tech. Nebraska, W. Virginia, Fla. State, Oklahoma State. Alabama, Kentucky, Kansas, Mississippi.