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<p>Don’t be surprised if this is mainly due to cost.</p>
<p>UCs are around $30,000 per year in-state.</p>
<p>NYU is around $62,000 per year.</p>
<p>BU is around $59,000 per year.</p>
<p>Michigan State is around $44,000 per year out-of-state.</p>
<p>Try the net price calculators if you expect to be eligible for need-based financial aid.</p>
<p>But if I were either a student or parent, it would be hard to justify paying the price premium for these schools over UCs.</p>
<p>Now, there are private schools with much more generous need-based financial aid than NYU or BU, and some out-of-state public schools with prices similar to that of the UC in-state price (e.g. Minnesota, Virginia Tech) or large merit scholarships (e.g. Alabama for GPA and SAT/ACT score; various others like Georgia Tech, UNC-CH, and NCSU for competitive scholarships).</p>