<p>What state schools have the largest percent of OOS students?</p>
<p>U Delaware is 64% OOS, it has the most OOS percentage of any public school.</p>
<p>1/3rd of the students at Clemson are from OOS</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Wow …that’s a lot!</p>
<p>Alabama has about 20 - 23% OOS - but in some ways it’s really higher since many Alabama in-state students are not native to the state. The state has a lot of transplants because of high-tech jobs, so many “in-state” kids are really from elsewhere.</p>
<p>For instance…</p>
<p>we’re from Southern California…but we now live in AL and kids are at Bama.</p>
<p>One friend is from Wisconsin, but her kids are at Bama</p>
<p>Another friend is from Illinois, but her son is at Bama</p>
<p>Another friend is from PA, but her son is at Bama</p>
<p>Another friend is from Maryland, but her D is at Bama.</p>
<p>So…in-state is misleading…</p>
<p>40% of ga tech are OOS and international. The majority of rest 60% are northern transplants live in Gwinnett, Cobb and north Fulton county.</p>
<p>Most midwestern and NE state uni’s seem to have 1/3 OOS.</p>
<p>I think both W&M and UVA are somewhere around 25-30% OOS.</p>
<p>WVU has about 40% from OOS</p>
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<p>No, the terms in-state or OOS could not be more straight forward. Where someone is native-born has nothing to do with it.</p>
<p>From USAToday based on 2006-2007 year data, these are the top state schools, based on OOS percentages:</p>
<p>Vermont, Burlington: 72.7%</p>
<p>Delaware, Newark: 66.2%</p>
<p>North Dakota, Grand Forks: 54.2%</p>
<p>New Hampshire, Durham: 50.5%</p>
<p>West Virginia, Morgantown: 50.0%</p>
<p>Rhode Island, Kingston: 49.9%</p>
<p>Mississippi, Oxford: 47.4%</p>
<p>Iowa, Iowa City: 42.3%</p>
<p>Colorado, Boulder: 41.4%</p>
<p>Note: the article mentions that Vermont and Colorado will be reducing these rates due to in-state complaints.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-08-30-state-universities-cover_x.htm[/url]”>http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-08-30-state-universities-cover_x.htm</a></p>
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<p>Sorry, I agree with mom2collegekids on this. </p>
<p>If you are talking about who is paying in-state vs OOS tuition - then it’s very straight forward. Or if you are talking about where students graduated from HS (which relates to the resident status) -then it is straight forward.</p>
<p>However, if you are trying to get a feel for the “diversity” of students (what backgrounds, experiences, cultures, etc they bring to a campus), it has no meaning. </p>
<p>There are MANY students considered in-state for residency purposes who have little to no connection with that state - other than the fact that they graduated HS there.</p>
<p>I know many kids who graduated in the past 2 years who are attending TX schools as in-state students. While all of them graduated from TX high schools, not one was in the state for more than 3 years, several for only 2 years, 1 for only 1 year. </p>
<p>Where were they FROM? All over the US (Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Nebraska, New York) and all over the world (UK, Norway, Canada, Venezuela, Azerbaijan). And those are only the ones I can think of off the top of my head.</p>
<p>If you ask my sons where they are “from” - well, first they will ask if you want the short version or the long version - but then they will tell you …they are FROM New Orleans, they have LIVED in 3 countries on 3 continents, and they CURRENTLY LIVE in Texas.</p>
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<p>And that all has … what to do with the O.P’s question?</p>
<p>It could have a lot to do with the OP question - if a student is looking for a large OOS student population because of a desire to have a campus full of students from a variety of places, backgrounds, beliefs etc.</p>
<p>All mom2collegekids and I are staying is that the stated OOS % does not necessarily fully represent the # of kids that are not “local.”</p>
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<p>Okay, fair enough.</p>
<p>Yeah, UVM has more OOS students than UDel. But unlike Vermont, Delaware has no plans to cap the number of OOS students… there is already a guarantee program and promise of full need in place for in-staters. But not enough IS students want to stay in Delaware, almost always <30 minutes away.</p>
<p>This isn’t a all of the public universities, but it is those who rank in the USNWR Top 75. Hope it helps!</p>
<p>% OOS students , State University</p>
<p>64% , U DELAWARE
39% , PURDUE
37% , U IOWA
35% , U MICHIGAN
34% , INDIANA U
32% , WILLIAM & MARY
32% , U WISCONSIN
32% , VIRGINIA TECH
29% , CLEMSON
28% , U VIRGINIA
27% , GEORGIA TECH
26% , U MINNESOTA
25% , PENN STATE
24% , U MARYLAND
23% , U CONNECTICUT
17% , U N CAROLINA
17% , U PITTSBURGH
12% , U WASHINGTON
12% , U GEORGIA
11% , OHIO STATE
8% , MICHIGAN ST
7% , UC BERKELEY
7% , RUTGERS
6% , UCLA
6% , U ILLINOIS
4% , UC S BARBARA
4% , U FLORIDA
4% , U TEXAS
3% , UC SAN DIEGO
3% , UC IRVINE
3% , TEXAS A&M
3% , UC S CRUZ
2% , UC DAVIS</p>
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<p>I can’t speak for the other schools, but taking into consideration the 96% in-state statistic for UT Austin …it DEFINITELY falls into my category of “may be in-state for tuition, may have graduated from a TX high school (might even have been in the top 10%), but not necessarily FROM Texas.” </p>
<p>Not so true of Texas A&M, which - while an excellent school - has much more of a Texas flavor and also has a very “love it or hate it” feeling among students. DS is in the “hate it” category and won’t even consider it! Granted - it’s 90 minutes away and I would prefer him go OOS, but I thought he should at least consider it!! ;)</p>
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<p>It could have a lot to do with the OP question - if a student is looking for a large OOS student population because of a desire to have a campus full of students from a variety of places, backgrounds, beliefs etc.</p>
<p>All mom2collegekids and I are staying is that the stated OOS % does not necessarily fully represent the # of kids that are not “local.” </p>
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<p>Exactly! </p>
<p>Many people want to know if their OOS kid will feel “weird” attending “such and such” school, so many look to the OOS numbers. </p>
<p>My point was that looking at how many students are “in-state” does not always tell the whole story. I’m always being asked, “Will my NE (or west coast) kid feel strange at the University of Alabama”? The answer is no. And Tuscaloosa feels like any other city. It has the major chain restaurants, stores, etc, that you see in many American cities these days - Barnes and Noble, AnnTaylor, New York & Co, Target, Panera Bread, TGIFridays, Chili’s, Best Buy, Cold Stone, 5 Guys, etc. Of course, it has some regional favorites, too (like any town does). </p>
<p>Before we visited UAlabama, we wondered if our Catholic kids would be an exception there. When we saw the big Catholic church across the street from campus, we knew the answer. LOL There are many various Christian churches around the campus, as well as a Hillel for Jewish students (a temple is being built on campus next to the Hillel), and worship places for Hindus and Muslims are near campus, too. Of course, a non-believer will also feel welcome at UAlabama. 
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<p>I know that if I were to visit many state schools (especially regional publics), most of the kids would likely be “born and bred” locals. However, in a state like Alabama, which has the second largest research park in the nation (Cummings Research Park), there are going to be thousands and thousands of highly educated transplants (from all over this country) whose kids are now attending The University of Alabama. Therefore, the “in-state” numbers are not going to reflect the diversity of regional cultures that is there.</p>
<p>I didn’t intend for this post to be this long, but my earlier attempt was misunderstood. I don’t think the point of this thread was about “tuition” and how many pay in-state.</p>
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<p>^I know nothing about Bama and so I’m not challenging your assertion, merely this: how do you know that “a non-believer will also feel welcome at UAlabama”? For example, does the chapel sponsor atheist/agnostic student groups? What percentage of students identify as atheist/agnostic? (Not counting non-practicing Christians, who will “fit in” to a predominantly religious environment much more easily.) I think a non-believer thinking about going to the Bible Belt has a legitimate concern about not feeling “left out” religiously.</p>
<p>I never thought that the OOS numbers are sooooo looooow
for Cal and Texas.</p>
<p>I wonder if Hawkette’s OOS numbers include the internationals as well.</p>
<p>Keil’s quote</p>
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<p>What chapel are you asking about? The school doesn’t have a chapel…it’s a public school. It’s not a Christian school. </p>
<p>I don’t know what you mean by saying "non-believer thinking about going to the Bible Belt has a legitimate concern about not feeling “left out” religiously. " </p>
<p>When would such a person feel “left out”? It’s a public school. Do you feel “left out” at your public high school? If so, when? </p>
<p>How would anyone know how many identify themselves as atheists? There isn’t any such head-counting involved…Again, it’s a public school. Does your public high school keep such a count??? No.</p>
<p>Now, if you’re offended if you see a Christmas tree or Menorah up during December, then I don’t know what to tell you.</p>