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For some of the more prestigious OOS, yes, their tuitions can be as high or higher than some of the privates. For example, Michigan’s OOS tuition is listed on Princeton Review as $35,974 and that is last year’s. UNC-CH is listed at $22,880 which is certainly much lower, but still not cheap. Wisconsin about $23,000. UVA $31,870. And remember these are last year’s. I just looked up UVA for 2010-2011 on the UVA web site and it is $33,782. And that is just tuition. You still have room/board, books, travel, etc. That won’t vary too much, but could be a couple of thousand difference between schools. So I think you get my point, you have to look carefully.</p>
<p>You cannot go by yield at schools at all anymore, and certainly not at BYU. Also Nebraska is very high. All that tells you is that the applicants are very self-selective and know where they want to go when they apply, so essentially other schools are not competing for their attention. However, while there will not be a lot of diversity I also have found the students there to be very nice and non-pressuring with regard to their faith. I won’t even comment on the conservative aspect, because you would be the one attending, not elbeeen. Clearly it wouldn’t be for him/her, lol. Gorgeous location, too.</p>
<p>Again, I wouldn’t worry about rankings, but let’s see where things stack up when you get your stats. As far as fit other than academics, I would say eliminate UVA and Michigan based on cost. You can do as well for less money. Otherwise you seem flexible, so your stats will make the difference.</p>