The in state yield rate for most, if not all, public schools (not just UC) would be higher than the OOS. The lower cost, more eligible aids, and proximity to family are just some of the factors for that. While one variable factor is the proportion of OOS student in each school. There are public universities that admit >90% in state students while there are also schools that admit more than 40% OOS students. Obviously, the admission rate is related to the size of applicant pool and the seats available.
@lostaccount NJ is an even better example. At least NY kids have fantastic private schools as viable options. We only have Princeton, TCNJ, and Stevens.
In terms of the California schools, well they are second to none in terms of state schools. By any measure, as a system it just has no rival. They are not hurting for applicants. They don’t need to worry about attracting OOS. And it is not just that the Ca population is large so they get applicants. No, they are outstanding. So they attract many OOS students due to being such great schools. Consider how many top most “best” university lists. What a string of great schools UC-Berkeley, LA, San Diego, Davis, Santa Barbara, Irvine! Wow.
LBad96, Does it really matter if the private schools are in NY or NJ-since OOS tuition at private schools is not higher than in state and NJ and NY are close.
Is there something physically barring you from driving a few minutes over the NJ state line to consider private universities in adjacent neighboring states?
It’s not like NJ is the size of Wyoming. …
@lostaccount it matters because those schools are good. NJ sucks.
@GMTplus7 considering the fact that I currently go to school in North Carolina, I am currently unable to go to any state that neighbors NJ. My second choice school was in Connecticut, my fourth was on LI, and my safety was in my home state.
Very true analogy, though even in-state tuition rates aren’t exactly in the “giveaway” category.
We’re int’l, so as far as I’m concerned NJ and NC are a stone’s throw apart.