<p>Would a public school give preference to accepting an out-of-state student compared to an in-state student because of the higher tuition that an out-of-state student must pay?</p>
<p>Depends on the school…</p>
<p>However, all publics have a certain no. of set asides for their own. It becomes a policy decision to accept more OOS full pay students vs. accept a few more in-staters who might need FinAid.</p>
<p>I would say that, in general, an in-state applicant will have an advantage over an out-of-state applicant. Different schools (states) will vary in the weight given to their “own”, but in-staters will still get an advantage, imo. Taxpayer’s kids get an edge over higher tuition and fees collected from OOSers-- even in these tough economic times. This is based on comparable stats and resume profiles for both in-state and OOS applicants.</p>
<p>It depends on the school and the state. I just read an article about OH publics specifically trying to boost OOS students because of more revenue and shrinking OH rolls.</p>