<p>I think dc residents would be more familiar with this and could answer my question. In dc there is a law where if a student who is a dc resident is accepted into any public university, s/he only has to pay in-state tuition (as there are no public universities in DC). My question is, when applying for admission, is that person considered an instate or out of state applicant? another question having to do with the same thing, as far as i understand the dc resident would only have to pay the instate tuition and the gov't would pay the difference, which i believe makes the student more favorable to the school because the school knows it is receiving guaranteed money. Can anyone verify this?</p>
<p>IIRC, I believe DC residents get in-state tuition anywhere (or is it in most states?) in the U.S. They'd count as in state residents, but when schools put how many kids come from certain states, they list the % DC too. As for if DC Kids are counted in total in state/OOS %, not sure.</p>
<p>See the May 31 New York Times story. District of Columbia residents get a stipend (funded by Congress) that pays the difference between resident and non-resident tution at a selection [not all 50 states] of public universities. The stipend can also be applied to private colleges but the cap is lower, for obvious reasons.</p>
<p>This sounds like a wise program to me. NYT says the congressional intent was to encourage families to remain in or move to the District [in hope of re-invigorating some distressed neighborhoods].</p>
<p>There is one public U in DC:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.udc.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.udc.edu/</a></p>
<p>I believe there is a limit of how much will be paid. I think it is $10,000 per year at a public. HBCUs are also included in the mix. It's cheaper to do this than to adequately fund UDC.</p>
<p>its also fairly easy to qualify for if your'e in the area and have family. And you do apply as an OOS student and later the school you go to charges the DCTAG program (Tuitaion Assistance Grant). I dont think this monetary factor would be that important in admissions though.The limit is 10,000 dollars so it isnt necesarily in-state for all (UVA</p>