<p>Does anyone have a gauge as to the average aid package that out of state students receive?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>UT is infamous for giving out very little merit aid to even the most qualified students. If it's tough for in-state, it's 10 times harder OOS.</p>
<p>If you have a genuine need and they see it, you should get some aid, but full scholarships are EXTREMELY rare, so don't plan on that. If you need money, I would look outside the university first, since like veggiehead said, they are very stingy.</p>
<p>I had the same question, and neither of those answers gave any deeper insight so i hope someone knows for specifically oos kids. (i dont want my dad to say i CANT go to texas just because ohio state will end up being way cheaper)</p>
<p>hopefully there's a little secret that the texas kids dont know about (like some secret OOS stash). I think they are also forgetting that OOS tuition is more expensive than in-state.</p>
<p>I'm OOS as well, and I know for a fact that there is no "secret OOS stash." We are considered with all of the in-staters for merit aid...no OOS-specific scholarships exist (unfortunately) because the school's priority is for Texans. In fact, unless you are a National Merit Finalist, the most you can possibly get is $10,000 (and that is an extremely competitive scholarship!).</p>
<p>Of course, if you have genuine financial need, they will help out. But if your FAFSA says you can pay more than, say, $30,000, likely no aid for you. It's the sad truth.</p>
<p>What veggieheadgeek said is true. The main OOS scholarship is National Merit, which, if you are a National Merit Finalist is pretty amazing, as it ends up being about $20k a year. However, a lot of it also depends on your major. Different colleges (and specific majors) will give scholarships out to students, although you frequently will have to be at least a sophomore before qualifying for it. Need-based aid, however, is extremely rare.</p>