<p>There seems to be concern over OOS students taking instate students places, and how much state tax payers are paying to subsidize the education of OOS students (correct me if I’m getting this wrong). There is no such issue in my state. The designated available spaces in each class for instate and OOS students are clearly mandated by our state legislature so there are no surprises there. It must be at least 2/3 instate, 1/3 OOS. So we’re all good on that. No OOS students taking spots from instate students. We are also clear on the cost of a students education, what the state provides per student (pitiful and well under peer institutions), what instate students pay, and what OOS students pay. I can’t remember off the top of my head, nor do I wish to look it up, but OOS students are paying well over 100% (closer to 150%) of what it costs to educate a student. So we’re all clear there. No state dollars are subsidizing OOS kids. The monies received from the state accounts for less then 10% of the total operating budget. We’re not too reliant on them.</p>
<p>What’s happening and information readily available in some states may not be what’s happening in other states. This may account for part of the difference in opinion, beyond the fact that we’re all individuals.</p>