<p>D2 has been accepted to UF as an out-of-state NMF student. UF said in a previous e-mail that they currently offer out-of-state tuition and an additional $4,000.00 toward a student's in-state tuition. Currently, the 4 grand would almost pay UF's in-state tuition, but I remember reading on here that the Florida legislature had decided to increase UF tuition toward the average national tuition rate for state schools. My question is, though we can't see the future, does anyone have a reasonable guess to the amount of jumps we'll see in tuition over the next four years??? You Guys on Bright Futures probably don't care, but if you're from out of state and you accept a flat rate scholarship offer and then tuition soars, you're going to have to ante up the difference. This could be a fairly large amount. At the University of Alabama, for example, where we have no lottery or state tax base to speak of, tuition doubled over a 4 year period. Since D1's scholarship at UA was to cover tuition, it didn't matter to us, but for students paying out of pocket, it was a hardship. Just wondering if anyone here has a state connection or a crystal ball?? Thanks</p>
<p>We do care (those of us with Bright Futures) because (a) the amount of Bright Futures continues to decline while (b) the tuition is going up, even for us.</p>
<p>We may not care as much as OOS students, but we still care.</p>
<p>I believe that out of state tuition is not largely effected by the tuition increase. i cant find any sources, but most articles on the topic only discuss raising the tuition to national averages for in state public schools. i also am under the impression we’re already at the national average for oos tuition.</p>
<p>This is something you should call the admissions office about.</p>
<p>I’m in the same position as your daughter bikedad. Joe and Aforautumn, the NMF scholarship waives the OOS state portion of tuition, but we’re still responsible for the ~$4,300 of in-state tuition. As he pointed out, the $4,000 we get annually just about covers that, but if the tuition continues to increase, we’re on our own. </p>
<p>Essentially, we’re in the same boat as in-state people.</p>
<p>Btw bikedad, do you know if the OOS tuition waiver has a credit limit? I’m hoping it doesn’t end at 15 credits a semester, or anything else like that.</p>
<p>The state passed a law that allows the Universities to raise tuition 15% per year until the tuition reaches the national average. With that it would be–
4300 10-11
4985 11-12
5685 12-13
6540 13-14</p>
<p>BTW we pay the difference between bright futures and the 15% tuition raises. For the price it is a great school at a great price. And the best thing is we all know what the raise will be. States like AZ, CA and VA are raising tuition every year and it not predicable, this you can plan for it.</p>
<p>Living in G’ville is cheap. You can rent a room with electric/cable/water for about $400 a month. Currently there are too many apartments and not enough renters. Food is reasonable, it’s a college town they are so into keeping the students happy. Gas price</p>
<p>S is a Jr/sr, in his 3rd year but with the credits of sr. He loves UF, won’t graduate early which he could.</p>
<p>afa81 thank you so much for your specific answer. That’s what I was looking for. A 15% increase we can live with but soaring tuition is another thing.</p>
<p>Biply you ask a great question. I haven’t found the answer yet. I know some schools give you 15hrs and some 16. Paying a couple of hours at the out-of-state rate makes it much more expensive, doesn’t it! I’ll try to see if I can get an answer from the scholarship office. Any out-of-state NMF students on here know the answer to that one? Thanks again.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if everyone else has seen this, but I just noticed the 2010-11 GatorAid handbook. In it they have the projected expenses for tuition, room, board, etc.</p>
<p>OOS tuition, unfortunately, is that plus $22,280 (increased from $19,370 last year), for a total of $26,830 annually (up from $23,710). (Of course, they do note that all projected fees are subject to change.)</p>
<p>Bikedad, the OOS waiver is only for $20,140, meaning that we’ll end up paying at least $10,760 out of pocket on tuition (next four years combined). Probably more, with yearly tuition increases. </p>
<p>The scholarship isn’t looking quite so nice now.</p>
<p>I just don’t understand going OOS for a public school, if you’re worried about expenses. You’re going to pay almost $10k a year in tuition, while an IS student will probably pay $10k a year in tuition, room, board, and a meal plan with BF.</p>
<p>Future tuition increases are inevitable at Florida state universities. The Florida legislature is in session now grappling with money woes. Proposals for changes in Bright Futures have already come out of committee in Tallahassee. Anything could happen yet with tuition and Bright Futures before legislature finishes its business this session.</p>
<p>I think they should raise the Bright Futures standards even higher than they are planning to. It is supposed to be a “merit” scholarship to keep the brightest students in the state in Florida schools. I’m still annoyed they got rid of my additional stipend with the Academic scholars award.</p>
<p>The bill from senate committee today I think mentioned FAFSA submission requirement too for getting Bright Futures in future. Looks like state is going in direction of a financial need to get Bright Futures scholarship down the road (a bumpy road!)</p>
<p>Everyone should start contacting their Florida legislators now letting them know what you think about proposed changes to Bright Futures. Now’s a good time before they get crunched toward end of legislative session in a few weeks.</p>