<p>Quite often this varies college to college. For example, some colleges in Ohio near Michigan allow residents from certain counties to pay in-state (but at least in these cases it's not the whole state). I think the best place to check would be with the department, perhaps through the website, of any colleges that might be in question.</p>
<p>Try doing a search for 'in-State tuition Reciprocity Agreement' </p>
<p>I know some schools in Oklahoma has them with certain neighboring states - but I don't think it applies to the large flagship Us - maybe the smaller ones. You could also try entering the same phrase with your State and/or the university you are interested in.</p>
<p>It could be that some schools have a special tuition rate for states that touch each other (or a group of states) - and that it is usually for a major that schools in one state may not have so allows students to attend an OOS school nearby that does have it. New England schools have this agreement - and it is a tuition break for sure for the OOS student.</p>
<p>Another possibility may be related to financial aid - in some states/schools - certain scholarships given to a student would allow that student to be considered an in-state tuition student - even if they are from OOS - NC/SC have this.</p>
<p>I know that a tuition reciprocity program also exists in the New England States--but only if the students in-State school does not offer a particular program that another state school does.</p>
<p>Rhode Island College, which is in Providence, offers an intermediate tuition rate to MA towns within a certain # of miles from the border. They charge more than in-state, but not as much as out-of-state.</p>