<p>As I've posted before, my D wants to go to school OOS. Lots of state Us have been suggested. I know that here in Texas, it's very difficult for an OOS student to get into the state flagship. Which state university systems want OOS students and which don't?</p>
<p>Wants OOS:</p>
<p>Delaware
Arizona
Vermont
West Virginia
Iowa</p>
<p>Nots:
Texas
Cali</p>
<p>Wants OOS:</p>
<p>New Mexico </p>
<p>University of New Mexico offers Amigo scholarships which waives OOS tuition charges plus pays $250/semester for students with 26 ACT and a 3.0 GPA (or 3.5 GPA and 23 ACT)</p>
<p>Also Texas residents are considered in-state for the following NM state Unis: NM State, Eastern NM, Western NM and NM Highlands.</p>
<p>It’s definitely not impossible to get into Texas OOS. When I called down to the Biomedical Engineering Department to ask a question, a student from Missouri answered the phone. DS, OOS, made it into BME, a very selective program. One attractive aspect about UT is that it’s not too hard to get in-state residency beginning sophomore year - a savings of $20,000/year, approximately.</p>
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<p>LOL, my D is in the top 11% of the class, so she wouldn’t even be able to get into Texas in state!</p>
<p>wants:
University of Alabama</p>
<p>UMass wants out of state students, for the purposes of funding financial aid to in-state students and, of course, diversity.</p>
<p>I think you may want to distinguish those states that want OOS because they want their full-pay tuitions and those that want OOS to bring up their academic standing. For some it’s both.</p>
<p>I would say </p>
<p>Michigan, Wisconsin, UVa and W&M are top schools in every sense. They want your OOS cash and they get it. They are between 28% and 36% OOS. </p>
<p>Alabama and Pittsburgh want top OOS students to bring up their academic standing, lots of money available. 28%-38% OOS. </p>
<p>Delaware and Vermont want OOS because they otherwise have tiny populations and couldn’t offer their own students as much without the OOS students. Vermont is 75% OOS and Delaware is 69% OOS.</p>
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<p>Very good point. I know that Arkansas falls into the latter category.</p>
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<p>That law is really hurting the University - I wish the legislature would see that and repeal it. But there are too many representatives trying to protect their districts to do that, I guess.</p>
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<p>Starting soon - maybe with her class? - only the top 8% will be auto-admits. That will probably help OOS but won’t help Miss 61 out of 600.</p>
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<p>That would make for a good sticky somewhere for those considering OOS publics (which looks to be a lot of parents).</p>
<p>Most of the SEC public schools, except perhaps Florida actively seek OOS. South Carolina, Alabama and Ole Miss have good honors/OOS programs. Georgia runs hot and cold with OOS, I know a couple of kids who went, but I know their parents could afford it and I’m not sure about scholarships.</p>
<p>All the New England public schools seem to like out-of-staters.</p>
<p>Wants: New York.</p>
<p>At U of Texas, the number of OOS admits tripled for fall 2009 freshmen. It is less difficult for OOS students to get into Texas than it was previously. UT does not particularly try to attract OOS students. They eliminated the National Merit Scholar program that gave in state tuition to OOS NMS kids, and there are limited spots for OOS kids because of the automatic admit policy.</p>
<p>University of Minnesota wants OOS students. Starting with fall 2009 (I think it was), they significantly reduced the differential between in-state and OOS tuition rates. It’s a great flagship school, a nice campus in a great location. Go Gophers!</p>
<p>Would it not be fair to say that if you are **full-pay **most of the state publics would be interested as long as you are academically qualified?</p>
<p>^ Double vote for NY - Very reasonably priced to begin with and SUNY’s tend to up the awards considerably for OOS. Also, check out this USNWR article on schools that grant in-state tuition to OOS:</p>
<p>[How</a> to Get In-State Tuition - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/paying-for-college/2009/12/23/how-to-get-in-state-tuition.html?PageNr=1]How”>http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/paying-for-college/2009/12/23/how-to-get-in-state-tuition.html?PageNr=1)</p>
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<p>It would be nice to know that. Take UNC Chapel Hill…don’t in states have a preference over OOS (or is it equally difficult for everyone to be admitted?)</p>
<p>UNC-CH is mandated by the state legislature to take 82% in state, 18% out of state (though I believe recruited athletes are allowed to be counted as in state as they are often given instate tuition). So it’s much more difficult to get in as an out of state student - I know of a girl this cycle who was admitted to Duke, but not UNC out of state - not an unusual story.</p>