<p>Hey everyone!
I have been looking throug colleges and wanted to know about out of state stuff.
Is there any other universities other than UNC that usually only accept in state students?
Thanks.</p>
<p>You’re mistaken. UNC accepts out of state applicants. I don’t think there is a single public university extant which does not accept applicants from outside their state or indeed, this country.</p>
<p>However, by their nature (receiving monies from the state government), the public universities’ first mandate is to educate the in-state population. Thus, they receive favorable tuition fees and likely favorable admit criteria…</p>
<p>In your example of UNC, they purposefully allot a quota of slots for OOS students. Thus, the competition for these slots may be MUCH more intense than for the in-state kids who are fewer in number relative to seats available.</p>
<p>The only schools for which state residency matters are public colleges & universities. And then, even those schools accept out of state students. They pay significantly more than in-state students.</p>
<p>Private colleges and universities care much less about state residency (primarily if they’re looking for geographic diversity), and all students pay the same rate (before any financial aid/merit aid).</p>
<p>I mean that UNC doesn’t always accept out of state.</p>
<p>That’s not true–I believe 20% of the student body is OOS.</p>
<p>OP is probably referring to state mandates to take certain percentage of in state students. I think NC public colleges do have to take certain percentage so fewer slots available for OOS. I’ve heard this about Virginia also (not sure if it’s official/unofficial).</p>
<p>"I mean that UNC doesn’t always accept out of state. " Like I said earlier, UNC’s OOS applicant pool has it much tougher. But they always accept some.</p>