<p>Public universities are funded by the taxpayers of that given state. Therefore, their first priority is to educate the children of taxpayers of that state at a reasonable cost. Therefore, their priority is NOT to educate the children of taxpayers of other states if they have to subsidize them. Obviously some states have reciprocal agreements (e.g., Wisconsin and Minnesota), and others offer generous scholarships to up the quality of the overall student body (e.g., Alabama, which would love smart students from just about anywhere), but aside from that, an out-of-state public university isn’t where I would expect to find a lot of financial aid.</p>