What about Montana State? Nicer town than Laramie, less isolated. Western Washington is gorgeous, too.
I think the number needs to be taken into context though - 11 medschool applicants at a college with 1,300 students and a 1:13 faculty student ratio isn’t the same as 11med school applicants at a college with 15,000 students and a 1:24 faculty student ratio. In the first situation you can expect good support, in the second case not so much.
A premed student shouldn’t go to an undergrad in a state that doesn’t have a med school or doesn’t have a med school that accepts OOS students.
That would eliminate Montana schools and Washingon schools @MYOS1634
(I should rewrite post #19…sorry for the typos, etc…wrote it too late at night)
What is this student’s stats? Male or female?
I think this student is wrongly assuming that he/she will get the WUE discount AND a scholarship. Most/all WUE schools will NOT let you have both. You would be made to choose…WUE discount or Merit scholarship.
Personally, I think the school list is wrong. Sure, apply to your instate schools, but also pick OOS schools where your stats would get big merit AND those states have med schools that will accept OOS students who show a tie to the state (by going to undergrad there).
CSU or CU Boulder would be better than CU Denver because CU Denver doesn’t have the same support and the same resources.
Creighton is a good possibility. Case Western may be another one but further away. Both Med Schools favor their college’s own applicants (AFAIK, this isn’t official).
Depending on whether the student is after merit or need-based aid, Colorado College can be a good pick since its financial aid is very good; The one-course-at-a time can be a killer for science, with class and lab every day, but its very intensity can be a good preparation for strong premeds, there’s a LOT of support, you can focus on just orgo or whatever, and it means one “block” can be dedicated to a premed-related activity. But it IS super intense and you don’t have any class to distract you from orgo when you are really fed up with it.
What public med schools accept college graduates from the state even if they’re not from there?
If the college has a pre-med committee that writes or does not write committee letters in support of medical school applicants (those not given committee letters are weeded out and told not to bother applying), the medical school admission rate may be more reflective of the pre-med committee’s threshold for writing a committee letter.
Being weeded out by the pre-med committee may not necessarily be a bad thing, even though it may feel bad. It means that a student with a poor chance of medical school admission will not have to waste effort, time, and money futilely applying to medical schools. However, some students may be willing to apply even with a lower chance of admission; such students may not want to attend a college where the pre-med committee has a higher threshold.
For a family of 3 with an annual income of $100K and only 1 child (the college applicant), here are estimates I get from several schools’ online net price calculators:
$31,507 Creighton (private; assuming $20,252 EFC, 3.9 GPA, 32 ACT)
$30,024 University of Colorado - Boulder (in state public)
$22,494 Colorado College (private)
$21,990 Colorado State (in state public)
Input your own numbers for more reliable estimates. Note that despite very high sticker prices, some private colleges do have competitive net prices for families in your income bracket. However, the ones with the best need-based aid tend to be at least as selective as Colorado College.
(https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/healthprofessions/frequently-asked-questions/)
If your stats qualify, you could do better than any of the above numbers with an automatic merit scholarship listed on the following site:
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
Thanks @mom2collegekids! Super helpful and instructive answer 
Thanks for the private college suggestions. Household income is higher than $100k with one student: so looking forward to merit scholarships.
Interested in private college suggestions besides Colorado college and Case Western (that I am ready to consider both ). What other colleges would you suggest for a premed student?
^ That depends on much higher than $100K your family income is, and on your qualifications.
Here’s a list of ~60 schools (mostly private) that claim to cover 100% of demonstrated need:
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2016-09-19/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need
As your household income exceeds a certain level (maybe $125K-$150K depending on the school etc etc) your net price for these colleges will start to exceed~$30K or so. So you’d be paying a bigger and bigger premium over sticker prices for your in-state public universities (let alone the net price after a full tuition merit scholarship). Again, run the online NPCs to compare.
All ~60 cover similar pre-med courses. I assume all or nearly all have pre-med (or health professions) advisory services. I’d be inclined to choose based on overall personal fit, net price, and admission chances (not by trying to parse the differences in pre-med application or admission numbers). In considering smaller, less selective, less wealthy colleges, it might become more important to consider those numbers.
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What public med schools accept college graduates from the state even if they’re not from there?
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There are public SOMs that will accept OOS students if the student has a “tie” to the state (such as born/raised there, but moved later or went to undergrad there or from a neighboring state). I have seen Arkansas and NM students accepted to Texas meds. I’ve seen OOS Bama students accepted to Alabama’s two med schools. I’ve seen OOS students accepted to the SUNY med schools.
Recently, a friend’s DD was accepted to UWisc’s med school even tho she’s an AZ resident attending Bama.
That said, there are some states that really do not accept OOS students unless they’re MD/PhD
To me, it just makes sense that if you’re going to go OOS, go to a state that might welcome you into one of their med schools.
Actually, Wyoming with WUE would cost several thousand less than in-state tuition at CU Boulder.
SDMom 2019 : it costs even less for any out of state student with a good GPA
SDMom2019: UWYO costs even less for any OOS with merit. They have a cost chart in their brochure. The class sizes are small and even though is in a small town, they have plenty of activities programmed. I went recently and took 2.5 hours from my home.
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Sounds like a good deal!
@Just
Can you share with us some of the cost info that the chart shows for various stats? We’d like to share that info with others who need low-cost alternatives.
Is UWYO a satellite campus or the flagship? If it’s a satellite campus, then be aware that you may find yourself lonely at night and weekends.
never mind that last comment.
I see that you’re writing UWYO to distinguish from UWash and UWisc.
Please share the scholarship info from the brochure for different stats.
Edit…is this is or is this old info… http://www.uwyo.edu/admissions/scholarships/non-residents/rms.html
This is all I could find online: https://www.uwyo.edu/admissions/_files/docs/viewbook/trifold-nonresident-web.pdf although I know some get more awards
I am referring to Laramie which is not a satellite location.