Policy change for out of state tuition/scholarships

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>Big News for Out of Staters from today's Daily Tar Heel</p>

<p>Tuition policy gets green light
BY BRIAN HUDSON
UNIVERSITY EDITR
September 23, 2005 </p>

<p>The University’s Board of Trustees moved forward Thursday on a plan to allow out-of state students attending UNC-Chapel Hill on full scholarships to pay in-state tuition rates.</p>

<p>In a unanimous vote, the trustees deferred authority in implementing the campus’s tuition plan to Chancellor James Moeser.</p>

<p>The resolution further mandates that Moeser will report to the board annually about the students who would benefit from the program.</p>

<p>Opponents of the tuition policy say the provision could allow schools to circumvent the 18 percent cap on out-of-state student enrollment.</p>

<p>But Moeser emphasized that the University will not enroll fewer students from North Carolina.</p>

<p>“No North Carolinian will be turned away who otherwise would have been admitted to this University,” Moeser said during the meeting.</p>

<p>The nonresidents on full scholarship will be admitted in addition to the University’s generally admitted class.</p>

<p>Because the students will be an unforeseen addition to UNC-CH’s enrollment plan, care must be taken not to overburden the University, Moeser said.</p>

<p>“This is absolutely critical that we not outgrow our capacity,” Moeser said. “This will be careful growth.”</p>

<p>The trustees’ resolution was a reaction to a provision in the N.C. budget that allows UNC-system schools’ boards of trustees to reclassify full-scholarship nonresidents as residents.</p>

<p>UNC-CH tuition costs $3,205 for undergraduate residents and $17,003 for undergraduate nonresidents.</p>

<p>The resolution is only the first step in establishing the program, Moeser said, noting that finer points will come later.</p>

<p>Now that the groundwork is in place, enrollment officials will begin to hammer out those details.</p>

<p>Administrators now are charged with finding a funding source for the support the students will require.</p>

<p>Based on this year’s freshmen class, officials anticipate about 100 students will qualify for the program next year, said Jerry Lucido, vice provost for admissions and enrollment management.</p>

<p>The policy will aid programs such as Robertson and Morehead scholars, which have been threatened after several years of tuition increases.</p>

<p>As tuition rates increase, many scholarship foundations found they could provide for fewer and fewer students.</p>

<p>In-state tuition for all students with a free ride will counteract the recent trend.</p>

<p>Lucido said the provision will enable the University to devote attention and resources to two important areas: student aid and nonresident students.</p>

<p>“One, it expands our scholarship resources, and two, it allows us to bring in more out-of-state students.”</p>

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<p>NICE!!! I need this!!!! :) :) :) :)</p>

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<p>Sounds good, though I'm confused about the details. Anyways, anyone know how many full rides UNC gives out each year?</p>

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<p>So wait...it's a full ride, but you have to pay tuition??? (Albeit in-state) I don't get it.</p>

<p>I definitely wouldn't mind getting one of those scholarships though.</p>

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<p>I think what it means is that they give you a full ride based on the instate price. So its the same expense for you as it would be for a full ride on the out of state price (free), but they save themselves lots of money.</p>