<p>How much of an edge do PRs (from a large state) have over international students (from a large country) in applying to PRIVATE SCHOOLS?
I only care about admission rates, will not be applying to financial aid.</p>
<p>Thats very difficult to say. But, I’d still give the edge to the PR because many colleges have a quota for the maximum number of international students. I don’t think similar quotas exist for PRs.</p>
<p>A permanent resident (green card status) is considered a domestic applicant for financial aid. They also (except in very rare cases) can claim in-state residence for tuition/fees at public colleges/universities. These two factors create a difference of nearly astronomical proportions between the options open to permanent residents and truly international students.</p>
<p>Very few private colleges/universities have sufficient funds to support many international students who require financial aid. A PR would be admitted over an international student in almost every case if financial aid is an issue. </p>
<p>An international student whose family is wealthy enough to pay full-freight, would be in a position more like that of a US student (either PR or citizen) whose family has that kind of money. In that case, there might be a slight advantage for the international student because of the issue of diversity.</p>
<p>^Second what happymomof1 said. However, I think even if financial aid is not an issue, colleges are still more likely to admit permanent residents over internationals, only because most schools have strict quotas on how many internationals they can admit, whereas permanent residents are considered the same as citizens. Applying as an international living in the U.S. is almost as hard as applying directly from the country of citizenship.</p>