<p>If I understand right, the school is actually in DC. </p>
<p>No, no one anywhere gets any special benefits.</p>
<p>Wow! Not even DC residents</p>
<p>In-state tuition benefits are generally only given by state universities, under the logic that in-state residents have been paying (well, in most cases, their parents have been paying) state taxes that go toward supporting the university, whereas out-of-state students have not. Private universities do not get state government funds (generally speaking, aside from specific one-off contracts or other narrow agreements), so the same logic does not apply.</p>