<p>Let's say that someone attends under grad outside of their home state and then wants to come back to attend grad school at the state University. Would they still be considered an in-state resident for tuition purposes if parents have continued to live in the state? Or would they then be considered a resident of the state where they attended under grad?</p>
<p>If you haven’t done anything to formally establish residency in the other state, you should be in-state in your home state. Read through the specific policies on the college/university website to find out what you need to do to demonstrate your residence status.</p>
<p>In most states, attending college – if you are in the state for that reason only – does NOT establish residency there. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as out-of-state tuition at public schools! 
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<p>So unless you took specific steps to establish residency where you attended college (for example, registering to vote, changing your drivers license and car registration to that state, etc.), then you probably did not change your residency and would still be considered a resident of your home state where you parents live. But as happymom indicated, you really do need to check the actual requirements of the university where you plan to attend grad school, since each state makes its own rules.</p>
<p>DS went to college in another state. His permanent address remained in this state. If he had wanted to attend grad school in our home state, he would have been instate for tuition purposes (CT). Ditto DD.</p>
<p>As long as the student was a resident of their home state before leaving for undergrad, and did nothing to change residency to the new state, they should still be a home state resident.</p>
<p>Or they could potentially qualify as a dependent of their parents</p>
<p>Hello! I am a grad student too and had this same question. You will be considered in in-state resident for the state you are from. As worried-mom said, going out of state for college for 4 years does not give you residency in that state. Just as you paid out-of-state tuition at that school for the 4 years you were there (or had a scholarship, ect and didnt notice the price).</p>