Research Universities with Lowest OOS Tuition

Paying for College
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<p>The topic of lower cost OOS university options frequently comes up in this forum. Below I have compiled a list of the research universities with the lowest OOS tuition cost (under $20K). These universities are classified as Research-Very High or Research-High by Carnegie. They are sorted by OOS tuition, beginning with the lowest:</p>

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<h1>University              Location          OOS Tuition</h1>

<p>South Dakota State University       Brookings, SD       $9,350 
University of South Dakota      Vermillion, SD      $9,650 
Cleveland State University      Cleveland, OH       $12,436 
University of Wyoming           Laramie, WY     $13,428 
University of Louisiana-Lafayette   Lafayette, LA       $14,374 
Louisiana Tech University       Ruston, LA      $14,403 
University of Southern Mississippi  Hattiesburg, MS     $14,448 
Wichita State University        Wichita, KS     $14,476 
Jackson State University        Jackson, MS     $14,676 
Mississippi State University        Mississippi State, MS   $15,828 
University of South Alabama     Mobile, AL      $15,900 
Wright State University         Dayton, OH      $16,182 
University of South Florida     Tampa, FL       $16,257 
University of Mississippi       University, MS      $16,266 
SUNY-Binghamton             Binghamton, NY      $16,795 
Utah State University           Logan, UT       $17,076 
University of North Dakota      Grand Forks, ND     $17,170 
North Dakota State University       Fargo, ND       $17,479 
The University of Texas-El Paso     El Paso, TX     $17,548 
Kent State University           Kent, OH        $17,632 
Bowling Green State University      Bowling Green, OH   $17,822 
Idaho State University          Pocatello, ID       $17,870 
University of New Orleans       New Orleans, LA     $17,934 
University of Akron             Akron, OH       $18,063 
SUNY-Albany             Albany, NY      $18,145 
Stony Brook University          Stony Brook, NY     $18,180 
San Diego State University      San Diego, CA       $18,236 
University of Toledo            Toledo, OH      $18,312 
University of Arkansas          Fayetteville, AR    $18,434 
University of Alaska Fairbanks      Fairbanks, AK       $18,456 
University at Buffalo           Buffalo, NY     $18,609 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN     $18,709 
Florida International University    Miami, FL       $18,816 
West Virginia University        Morgantown, WV      $18,868 
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee   Milwaukee, WI       $18,915 
The University of Texas-San Antonio San Antonio, TX     $18,949 
University of Massachusetts-Lowell  Lowell, MA      $18,965 
University of Idaho         Moscow, ID      $19,000 
New Mexico State University     Las Cruces, NM      $19,068 
University of Alabama-Birmingham    Birmingham, AL      $19,230 
Ohio University-Main Campus     Athens, OH      $19,246 
University of North Texas       Denton, TX      $19,247 
The University of Texas-Arlington   Arlington, TX       $19,408 
Texas Tech University           Lubbock, TX     $19,472 
Oklahoma State University       Stillwater, OK      $19,637 
Iowa State University           Ames, IA        $19,838 
University of Kentucky          Lexington, KY       $19,864 
UNC-Greensboro              Greensboro, NC      $19,884

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<p>Thats really cool how you got your quote box to scroll.
:wink:
Students should also consider states that offer 150% of instate tuition to regional residents.
[WICHE</a> - Student Exchange Programs](<a href=“http://wue.wiche.edu/search_results.jsp?searchType=all]WICHE”>http://wue.wiche.edu/search_results.jsp?searchType=all)</p>

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<p>Yes, how did you get that box to scroll? lol</p>

<p>:)</p>

<p>this really is a nice list for students who want a low cost alternative to their own instate schools AND for int’ls who want low cost schools.</p>

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<p>Last year D2 was admitted to UMinn-TC with great merit aid, it came out costing less than our IS flagship with their top scholarship. There are some great opportunities listed.</p>

<p>I also have scroll-envy.</p>

<p>Edit: used my Mod powers to see Bob’s text, he used [ code ] [ /code ] w/o spaces.</p>

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<p>I used the “code” tag because it uses fixed font so that the columns can stay aligned. The scroll bar is an unintentional consequence. :-)</p>

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<p>^Learn something new every day :).</p>

<p>Thanks for all of your contributions Bob!</p>

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<p>Posted my thanks on the similar table for liberal arts colleges in another thread. BobWallace, you rock! </p>

<p>I hope more pay attention to the information you’ve tabulated early on in the process so they can ensure that the application list is balanced to reflect the possibility of attendance not just admission!</p>

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<p>I’ve recommended Cleveland State to kids and always got the nose in the air. Yet I know a number of grads from that school that have and are doing so well. Did not really think about pulling out these schools by research activity, which I think is a great qualifier. </p>

<p>The other thing about some of these schools, is that when looks at the COA, they can be deceptive in that some of them have great cheap housing options that many if not most students take advantage of after freshman year, and the set living expenses that the universities charge for their plans can easily be beat. I can personally attest to SUNY BUffalo. They charge a lot for their very nice on campus apartments and their very flexible meal plans, but if you get a cheap South Campus flat and cook your own or eat in the dives in that area, you can beat those costs. A lot of international students live very, very cheaply in that they share rooms and cook their own food, and at Buffalo, I’ve seen the all of the students doing the same, not just the international ones. You are talking some nice sized cities with some of these schools. </p>

<p>Also there are community colleges that have housing or will help with housing that have very low cost tuitions even for out of staters and generous terms for switching to instate. The deals are out there.</p>

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<p>It’s interesting to me that the OH state schools are very price competitive with the SUNYs which have long been considered relative bargains for OOS students.</p>

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<p>Bob, that is awesome. Now in all your free time, could you figure out which of these schools also offer scholarships to out of state students? :)</p>

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<p>Erin’s dad, the SUNYs jacked up OOS tuition just a few years ago, a very stupid move IMO, since it did more harm than good, given the very few OOS kids they get. Until then, they were great deals that just were not taken up by many.</p>

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<p>Scubasue, all of the Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama schools in the list offer substantial merit scholarships. Some of the thresholds are quite low too, for example Louisiana Tech and Louisiana-Lafayette waive OOS tuition for 1050 SAT + 2.5 GPA.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info CPT. I found a site that showed the big jumps in 2004 and 2010. I’m not sure the cost boost did more harm than good given they are still a relative bargain.</p>

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<p>Bumping this thread since it was brought up in the other one about public LACs.</p>

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<p>Wow…those South Dakota schools’ prices are amazing for OOS.</p>

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<p>Yes, the South Dakota schools’ out-of-state tuition is low enough that the WUE discount is irrelevant – the WUE tuition rate of 1.5 times the in-state rate is higher than the South Dakota schools’ normal out-of-state tuition rate.</p>

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<p>Here is South Dakota State’s cost of attendance, although one should use caution to note that it does not include any miscellaneous, personal, or travel costs commonly listed on other schools’ costs of attendance.</p>

<p>[Cost</a> Estimate](<a href=“http://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/financing/undergrad/cost/index.cfm]Cost”>http://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/financing/undergrad/cost/index.cfm)</p>

<p>The South Dakota state universities are not that selective either, but what may trip some frosh applicants up is the art course requirement among one’s high school courses (this seems to come up frequently for out-of-state applicants to state universities in California as well).</p>

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<p>There are some states (such as North and South Dakota) that were losing large numbers of young people. They kept their OOS tuition low to try to attract students who would hopefully stay after graduation. N. Dakota is wallowing in new money from their oil boom, some of which they are putting into their public universities. However, in any area near the oil boom areas, housing prices have become outrageous. One person said “North Dakota is the one place where you can make a 6 figure income and still be stuck living in your truck.”</p>

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<p>The topic of lower cost OOS university options frequently comes up in this forum. Below I have compiled a list of the research universities with the lowest OOS tuition cost (under $20K). These universities are classified as Research-Very High or Research-High by Carnegie. They are sorted by OOS tuition, beginning with the lowest.</p>

<p>[Updated list as of March 2014]</p>

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Institution               Location       OOS Tuition&Fee</h1>

<p>South Dakota State University       Brookings, SD       $9,780
University of South Dakota      Vermillion, SD      $10,104
Cleveland State University      Cleveland, OH       $12,628
University of Wyoming           Laramie, WY     $14,124
Louisiana Tech University       Ruston, LA      $14,314
University of Louisiana at Lafayette    Lafayette, LA       $14,320
Wichita State University        Wichita, KS     $14,960
University of Southern Mississippi  Hattiesburg, MS     $15,024
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL      $15,462
Jackson State University        Jackson, MS     $15,552
University of South Alabama     Mobile, AL      $15,900
Utah State University           Logan, UT       $16,078
Wright State University         Dayton, OH      $16,546
The University of Texas at San Antonio  San Antonio, TX     $16,567
Mississippi State University        Starkville, MS      $16,960
University of South Florida     Tampa, FL       $17,324
Texas Tech University           Lubbock, TX     $17,380
University of Mississippi       University, MS      $17,628
Kent State University           Kent, OH        $17,776
University of North Dakota      Grand Forks, ND     $17,792
University at Buffalo           Buffalo, NY     $17,810
The University of Texas at El Paso  El Paso, TX     $17,853
Bowling Green State University      Bowling Green, OH   $17,914
San Diego State University      San Diego, CA       $17,926
The University of Texas at Arlington    Arlington, TX       $18,004
North Dakota State University       Fargo, ND       $18,122
University of Toledo            Toledo, OH      $18,174
University of New Orleans       New Orleans, LA     $18,214
SUNY at Binghamton          Binghamton, NY      $18,464
Idaho State University          Pocatello, ID       $18,676
Florida International University    Miami, FL       $18,905
University of Alaska Fairbanks      Fairbanks, AK       $18,972
University of Arkansas          Fayetteville, AR    $19,074
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee   Milwaukee, WI       $19,166
Ohio University-Main Campus     Athens, OH      $19,344
Florida Atlantic University     Boca Raton, FL      $19,388
SUNY at Albany              Albany, NY      $19,550
University of Idaho         Moscow, ID      $19,600
West Virginia University        Morgantown, WV      $19,620
New Mexico State University     Las Cruces, NM      $19,644
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN     $19,870
Stony Brook University          Stony Brook, NY     $19,940
University of North Texas       Denton, TX      $19,956

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<p>BobWallace, Thank you once again!</p>