<p>So Berkeley has 11% OOS, UNC CH has <18% OOS, and Wm & Mary and UVa have >30% OOS. There is something definitely wrong with the priorities of these 2 Virginia schools. What about other top tier "flagship" state schools in other states? Are their OOS enrollments in the teens or do their IS students only make up 2/3?</p>
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<p>I disagree. </p>
<p>Now if UVa would stop getting some of our best administrators, I'd muchly appreciate it (although no one here in Ann Arbor has any trouble understanding the allure of C-ville). :)</p>
<p>Motherdear, Michigan has about a 2/3-1/3 ratio.</p>
<p>According to College Board the freshman class at our flagship U, Penn State, is 28% OOS. As the parent of a student who will be applying there, I appreciate the boost these students give the budget and the diversity they bring to the school. We were told that the incoming class at CU-Boulder will be more than 50% OOS. Again, as the parent of an applicant, I consider that a good thing.</p>
<p>Including Minn. kids, Wisconsin is about 32% OOS. Excluding Minn it is 22%. UW and UM have a deal to take each other's kids at instate tuition rates.</p>
<p>OOS students add great value to every school. </p>
<p>for comparison sake let's take a look at the schools mentioned</p>
<p>UMich at AA 25,000 students 57% ad rate 37% OOS</p>
<p>penn state at UP 33,000 students 62% ad rate 28% OOS</p>
<p>CU at Boulder 25,000 students 88% ad rate 37% OOS</p>
<p>Uof Illinois at UC 30,000 students 75% ad rate 11% OOS</p>
<p>now for Virginia's public schools</p>
<p>UVA 13,000 students 38% ad rate 29% OOS 1 campus</p>
<p>W&M 5,500 students 31% ad rate 33% OOS </p>
<p>VTech 21,000 students 72% ad rate 29% OOS</p>
<p>James Madison 15,000 students 68 ad rate 37% OOS</p>
<p>fairfax county has about 52,000 high school students as of 2006 and 68% of them will be competing with each other and OOS students for a seat at these 4 colleges</p>