<p>wouldn't want more out of state people because they make more money from their tuition?</p>
<p>It depends on the state and the school. In NY, some of the SUNYs, like Binghamton, have much lower stats for OOS. Most states have loyalty to their taxpayers (ie voters) who are subsdizing schools. Everything is individual – talk to your GC. End of the day – all that matters is the schools you want.</p>
<p>Different states have different policies. The state college systems are designed to educate state students. Some states require that a certain percentage of students be from in the state. If that percentage is high, then it will be more difficult for in state students to be admitted. In other states that don’t have a required percentage it may very well be easier to be admitted from out of state.</p>
<p>There are definitelt states looking for those full paying OOS students. Michigan has long been one and CA is now saying they will accept more. This should be a good year for the OOS full pay student everywhere.</p>
<p>Only 8% of the University of Michigan’s operating budget comes from the state. The other 92% comes from private sources: [Privatize</a> the University of Michigan (Viewpoint on Public Issues) [Mackinac Center]](<a href=“http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=6313]Privatize”>http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=6313)</p>
<p>Some states have legal requirements. UNC Chapel Hill is required by law to have at least 82% in-state students admitted.</p>
<p>If you live in Texas there is a law that says any student graduating in the top 10% of his high school class is granted automatic admission to the public university of his choice.
Now, you surely know that all high schools are not created equal. There are plenty of brilliant students who attend rigorous high schools that don’t get into the top state college (UT-Austin) even though their scores are phenomenal because the school has to accept the top 10% students from every po-dunk high whose SATs were <1500/2400. Then they have to admit the special cases, like athletes and others with special reasons. Then they take the OOS students. </p>
<p>I didn’t rank in the top 10% of my class, so I didn’t even bother applying at any Texas public colleges. </p>
<p>GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!</p>
<p>Two reasons. </p>
<p>Because state taxpayers support those schools. </p>
<p>Because states hope that the educated students stay in the state post-graduation in order to continue improving the overall populace. They consider it more likely that someone from the state will remain in the state than someone from out of state.</p>
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<p>bingo. state schools have an obligation to residents.</p>
<p>The question is legitimate b/c some schools do feel the pressure to accept more OOS (and full paying) students to lessen the financial burden. But their first priority is to educate the in-state students. It’s a cost/benefit analysis and I doubt schools like UMich, UVA or UCBerkely would publish the uptick in acceptances for OOS or full-pay internationals in order to increase tuition revenue.</p>
<p>like half this stuff i didnt even think of! but it totally makes sense. thank you!</p>