<p>Michigan's OOS tuition is SOOO high...it's even more than some of the top private schools. If one wants to major in business, but does not get in prefer admit, is it a pretty big risk to go there and apply freshman year for Ross? I heard even after you get in LSA, it's very competitive for Ross. Also, LSA econ is not a recruit target.</p>
<p>yeah anyone that is OOS that wants to attend Michigan has to spend a fortune, but it is a great school so it's up to you and your family if you can afford to make that sacrifice</p>
<p>My children's pediatrician's daughter just matriculated at U of M, after expecting to attend the Ohio State honors program. The student is from Ohio and one of the top grads of a large public high school with really good stats. The family truly didn't need much aid, but was told there is very little money for any OOSers. What have others heard?</p>
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it's even more than some of the top private schools.
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I'm looking for some relatively cheap top private schools. Could you name some of these top private schools with tuitions lower than Michigan OOS?</p>
<p>Guideme, Michigan is a top school itself. And it is not more expensive that any private university ranked in the top 50. Rice is probably the cheapest top 50 private university and it costs roughly as much as Michigan. Most private universities cost $5,000 more per year.</p>
<p>but most private schools also provides more money in financial aids.</p>
<p>That's a myth. Check out schools like Cornell, Penn, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, NYU, USC etc... Most of them end up costing roughly as much as Michigan. </p>
<p>Few, very wealthy (on a per capita basis) private universities (like Rice, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT and a few others) do indeed provide excellent financial aid packages, but they are in the minority. </p>
<p>Most universities, even those who "guarantee" to meet full need, fall short of delivering. It is unfortunate, but the vast majority of top 50 private universities are not yet in a financial position to help all students meet tuition costs. If they were, their students would not, on average, graduate with as much debt as Michigan students. Playing with numbers is easy...but the bottom line is hard to manipulate.</p>
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Michigan not worth it for OOS
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<p>What did you expect?? It's a state school, their mandate is to first serve the people of the state of Michigan, so of course for OOS students tuition is high and FA is not particularly good. You'll find the same thing in any other top public (eg. UCs, UVA), UM is not unique in that respect.</p>
<p>What Michigan does offer are excellent merit opportunities for top students.</p>
<p>I agree with Alexandre, and in fact might have an even shorter list of the private schools that I feel offer excellent FA packages. In my experience, beyond the tip top schools, FA can drop precipitously even with schools that provide full need.</p>
<p>Some privates have better aid, but some don't. Alexandre is right.</p>