<p>I'm from Missouri which SUCKS its so boring here in the Midwest. Thats why I'd like to go out of state but tuition is sooooo damn high! i would love to be near the coast or mountains or something instead of strip malls and cornfields. I have a 3.4 GPA and a 29 ACT if anyone has like a list o beautiful cheap somewhat prestigious schools post it here and i will appreciate it</p>
<p>That’s hard to answer without more information. The cheapest schools, among the ones that meet your other criteria (“somewhat prestigious” etc.), will be the ones with the lowest net cost after aid (if any). So, the cheapest school for you will depend in part on your eligibility for financial aid (need-based or merit).</p>
<p>Look at the Kiplinger “best value” pages to compare net costs after aid among public (out of state) and private schools:
Private universities: [Best</a> Values in Private Colleges, 2010-11](<a href=“http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/privatecolleges/]Best”>Kiplinger | Personal Finance News, Investing Advice, Business Forecasts)
Private LACs: [Best</a> Values in Private Colleges, 2010-11](<a href=“Kiplinger | Personal Finance News, Investing Advice, Business Forecasts”>Kiplinger | Personal Finance News, Investing Advice, Business Forecasts)
Public Schools: [Best</a> Values in Public Colleges, 2011-12](<a href=“http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/colleges/]Best”>Best College Values, 2019 | Kiplinger)</p>
<p>Your stats may be good enough to get into a selective private college like Holy Cross. HC is “somewhat prestigious”, is need-blind in admissions, and is committed to meeting 100% of determined financial need. So, if your determined need is very high, your net costs could approach zero, which is about as cheap as it gets. If you’re eligible for some need-based aid, you need to determine your Expected Family Contribution (EFC), and whether your family can afford that.</p>
<p>If you aren’t eligible for need-based aid, then you probably should focus on (1) public flagships with the lowest OOS costs (e.g. the University of Minnesota) or (2) private schools with affordable net costs after merit aid (where students with your stats are likely to get sufficient merit aid.) At the most selective private schools where your stats might make you competitive for merit aid (maybe Furman, Wooster, Case Western), net costs might be $30K-$35K.</p>
<p>uab in alabama has a total cost of attendance at 20-24K for oos</p>
<p>tier 1 research university
urban camous
11k undergrads
strong in sciences, strong honors programs</p>
<p>automatic merit aid based on stats
full rides for national merit and national hispanic</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.uab.edu%5B/url%5D”>www.uab.edu</a></p>
<p>The UA “flagship” is at Tuscaloosa, where total OOS costs are well over $30K/year.
([Quick</a> Facts: Cost of Attending - The University of Alabama](<a href=“Page Not Found | The University of Alabama”>Page Not Found | The University of Alabama)). The OP wanted “somewhat prestigious”. For that criterion, I guess the USNWR rank is a rough indicator. UA/Tuscaloosa is #75; UAB is #143. </p>
<p>The distinction may or may not matter to you.
You do have many, many options if you consider directional state universities, which generally are cheaper than the flagships. Along with UAB, as another example, the University of Minnesota at Morris is a public liberal arts college with the same tuition rates for in-state and OOS students. The total for tuition, fees, room & board is about $20K/year. ([University</a> of Minnesota Morris | Admissions | Scholarships, Costs & Financial Aid | Costs](<a href=“http://admissions.morris.umn.edu/costsaid/costs/]University”>http://admissions.morris.umn.edu/costsaid/costs/)).</p>
<p>University of New Mexico offers generous scholarships with your stats. You would basically pay instate amount.</p>
<p>University of Wyoming would be about $17,000 per year.</p>
<p>Ole Miss will offer you some merit aid. </p>
<p>With your grades, act score, and cost constraints…finding a cheap and presigious OOS school will be difficult unless your EFC is very low. </p>
<p>What is your EFC and amount that your family can contribute? Without that data, it is nearly impossible to suggest schools.</p>
<p>Although your statement “somewhat prestigious” is going to run counter to cheap, look at South Dakota schools. Their OOS tuition is VERY reasonable, and you do not have to go to eastern colleges only, since Black Hills State is in the Black Hills. Also, if you are science inclined, SD School of Mines is a good school and also out west. That gives you scenery and variety, plus a mid-sized town–Rapid City. Not really breaking the midwestern mold, but if you are realistic on finances, those are good options.</p>
<p>The bottom line is how much will your parents pay? That will likely determine where you should apply. </p>
<p>If you retest and get higher test scores and get your overall GPA a bit higher, you might get a merit scholarship at more schools.</p>
<p>The Calif publics may be too expensive unless you went to a CSU, which I wouldn’t recommend as an OOS student.</p>
<p>Is that your weighted GPA?</p>
<p>Ask your parents how much they’ll pay.</p>
<p>Nothing on prestige though. [Public</a> Universities with Lowest Out-of-State Tuition](<a href=“http://diycollegerankings.com/2011/12/27/public-universities-with-lowest-out-of-state-tuition/]Public”>http://diycollegerankings.com/2011/12/27/public-universities-with-lowest-out-of-state-tuition/)</p>
<p>For “somewhat prestigious” and relatively inexpensive, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the state’s flagship (#68 in US News), has a total COA for OOS students of just under $29,000.</p>
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<p>A few CSUs may be attractive for specific types of out-of-state students:</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO: for engineering students.</p>
<p>San Jose State: for computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or software engineering majors who have mid-level stats (perhaps around 3.2 GPA, 1100 SAT CR+M) but want a favorable location for internship and post-graduation recruiting (in Silicon Valley).</p>
<p>SUNY Binghampton, Oklahoma, and LSU are pretty cheap for out of staters.</p>
<p>I’ll second the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) thought. It is a beautiful and well maintained school and has some great programs. It is also a nice size for a public university - only about 16,000. OOS Merit is very good. Missouri probably has agreements with other state universities where you would not have to pay out of state tuition.</p>
<p>There are also regional state university tuition discounts where residents of one state can get discounted out-of-state tuition at some of the state universities in another state. Examples include the Western Undergraduate Exchange and the agreement between Minnesota and Wisconsin.</p>
<p>For a resident of Missouri, the [Midwest</a> Student Exchange Program](<a href=“http://www.mhec.org/MSEPParticipatingInstitutions]Midwest”>http://www.mhec.org/MSEPParticipatingInstitutions) offers discounts to some other states’ universities, but not all of them (the flagships in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin are not included, though some other state universities in those states are).</p>
<p>Flagler College an affordable private school on the beach. Your stats look great for it. I’m a junior there now, PM of you’ve got questions!</p>
<p>Minot State University in North Dakota has in-state tuition for everyone. Total annual COA $10,400 for OOS students–including tuition and room & board. Bring a sweater!</p>
<p><a href=“MSU - Minot State University”>MSU - Minot State University;
<p>High school in Missouri might be boring, but I doubt that you will find on-campus life at Mizzou to be lacking. There are almost twenty-five thousand undergrads, and another ten thousand graduate and professional students.
In terms of prestige, the National Science Foundation recognizes Mizzou as one of the top ten public universities in the nation for intergrating research with undergraduate education.
Have you ever visited Mizzou or sat in on classes?</p>
<p>Maybe University of Colorado Boulder?</p>
<p>*Cal Poly SLO: for engineering students.</p>
<p>San Jose State: for computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or software engineering majors who have mid-level stats (perhaps around 3.2 GPA, 1100 SAT CR+M) but want a favorable location for internship and post-graduation recruiting (in Silicon Valley). *</p>
<p>I don’t really consider the Cal Polys as CSUs…and they likely have less commuter students than the CSUs.</p>
<p>Do you know if San Jose State has many residential students. My concern for any OOS student attending a school that is largely commuter or suitcase is that he will be lonely at night and on weekends.</p>
<p>*SUNY Binghampton, Oklahoma, and LSU are pretty cheap for out of staters. *</p>
<p>Cheap is relative. We don’t know how much the family will pay. If they won’t pay much, then even $27k or so for an OOS SUNY can be too much. </p>
<p>If the parents will pay at least $20k per year, then a student loan and some summer money would make some OOS publics affordable. However, if the parents will only pay $10k or so, then without merit or some aid, going OOS is less likely.</p>
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<p>*Im a junior and my GPA is going to be a little over 3.0 and my ACT is a 32, i’ve taken all AP and honors since i was a freshman.</p>
<p>If i apply to Ole Miss will i get in? It’s been my dream school for as long as i can remember and i’m from Missouri so how much debt would i accumulate if i attended four years there? Any scholoarships or grants anybody knows of? </p>
<p>My family brings in about 30,000 dollars a year with four kids so what kind of financial aid would i get? any information would be great thanks! *</p>
<p>Your info from another thread is VERY important.</p>
<p>It appears that your family won’t be able to contribute anything. You likely will qualify for a Pell grant of up to 5550.</p>
<p>Your problem will be that OOS publics don’t give much aid (except UVA and UNC and your GPA will likely keep you out of those schools).</p>
<p>OOS publics have to reserve their aid for their instate students. They charge high OOS fees for a reason. They wouldn’t bother doing it if they were just going to cover those OOS fees with need-based aid. </p>
<p>Your GPA may keep you out of many of the schools that give great need-based aid.</p>
<p>Unless you can snag a HUGE scholarship from a school that only requires a 3.0 GPA along with a strong ACT, then your instate school may be your best option.</p>
<p>You need at least full tuition in scholarship money. A Pell Grant, a student loan, summer work money and maybe work-study could cover the rest.</p>
<p>Do you know if you’d get full tuition at Ole Miss? Hopefully others can recommend big merit schools that only require a 3.0 GPA.</p>
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<p>The Cal Polys are part of the CSU system.</p>
<p>SJSU’s CDS indicates that 45% of freshman and 12% of all undergraduates live in university owned housing. However, CDS numbers do not differentiate between near off campus residence versus commuting while living with parents or other relatives.</p>
<p>The CSUs do vary considerably in terms of percentage of residential versus commuter students.</p>
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<p>However …</p>
<p>For the Southern Regional Education Board’s (SREB.org) “Academic Common Market” the course of study must not be available in one’s home state in order to qualify.</p>
<p>And the SREB is also not accepting any more additional program requests.</p>