<p>If so, why?
Wouldn't it be better since there aren't a lot of out-of-state students and have it more diverse?</p>
<p>No, I don’t think it matters because I remember looking at statistics of students going into Princeton, the states that provided the largest number of students were California and New York.</p>
<p>There are two main types of colleges, public and private. It is harder to get into public universities (and more expensive to attend) if you’re an OOS student because public colleges are mandated to educate the students of their state and are supported by state taxes. Private colleges take students from all states without bias, although there is sometimes an advantage of coming from an under respresented state.</p>
<p>Entomom is spot on, although some publics are starting to go a bit easier on OOS applicants because they like their OOS tuition dollars.</p>
<p>^True, if you’re willing/able to spend 50k/yr as an OOS student to attend an very crowded UC, they’re willing to give you a good long look.</p>
<p>Actually for Princeton the state with the most students was, big surprise here, New Jersey; then California and New York. I think you’ll find that for most universities the home state will have the most students. I don’t think this is because it’s actually easier to get in from the home state but just because more students from that state will apply.</p>
<p>Some state schools are limited by law as to how many out of state students it can take.</p>
<p>Some state schools are not limited at all. They’ll take any and all OOS kids who have good stats.</p>