<p>cavalier- I think you may be underestimating how selective state flagship admissions are.
from my area of Long Island, kids with 1900 SAT’s and a 3.2, do NOT get admitted to U Maryland or Delaware. They are also not “slam dunks” for their own SUNY university centers of Bing. Buffalo etc.
Though some schools may want to increase their OOS population, I think it very doubtful that he would get scholarship money from schools like Maryland, Delaware and SUNY.
Some states have reciprocal tuition agreements with neighboring areas, so you may want to check it out.
I am not as familiar with admissions for the other state schools listed, but state U’s are not that generous with merit funds going to OOS kids unless they are very strong students.</p>