<p>My son just received a letter from ASU mentioned the National Merit scholarship for OOS is $23,500 which is $500 more than what is listed on their website. Did any one receive this letter as well? I wonder if that is a typo or indeed a $500 increase.</p>
<p>ASU's out of state National Merit scholarship increases steadily as tuition increases, although the rate is set for all four years if your son chooses to accept it. Current freshmen at ASU are receiving $21,500 a year, but out of state tuition is set to increase by about 5.6% each year for the next four years for out of state undergraduates. I expect the website is a misprint, and that $23,500 is an accurate number.</p>
<p>Yaten, thank you very much.</p>
<p>There's a clarification on the Barrett website saying that the recent letter mentioning $23,500 was a typo. The actual amount is $23,000.</p>