Do DC residents pay in-state college tuition in MD/VA/other states?

[Anonymous]

Are DC residents eligible to pay in-state college tuition (i.e. avoid non-resident fees) in MD, VA or the other 48 states? Thanks

[Anonymous]

No, but there is a program, called DC TAG, which will give up to $10k a year to cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Personally I am not sure I would count on it, as it needs funding by Congress and someday they may decide not to.

[Anonymous]

My neighbors with kids in college told me residents of The District do receive In State tuition rates in all States.

[Anonymous]

http://osse.dc.gov/service/dctag-get-funding-college

Instead of listening to a neighbor, why not look at the actual program?

As the posters stated above it provides up to $10,000 a year for the difference between public universities in state and out of state tuition. For private school tuition, it is only for DC Schools and is only for $2,500. You must be a district resident for 12 months prior.

[Anonymous]

For UM College Park, the resident tuition is $8655. The non-resident tuition is $26,026
http://www.admissions.umd.edu/admissions/finaid/tuition.asp

The difference is $17,371. So, if DC Tag reimburses $10K, the DC resident needs to pay the extra $7,371. Assuming that the cost doesn't increase (unrealistic) and that the $10K doesn't increase either (more realistic), living in, say, Chevy Chase DC versus Chevy Chase, MD, and sending two kids to College Park for 4 years each means almost $60K extra.

Does this increase, at least marginally, the premium one pays for buying a house in MD rather than DC?

[Anonymous]

On the other hand, if you send your kids to Berkeley, if you live in MD you have to pay all the non-resident tuition ($22,878); if you live in DC you would only pay $18,878.

[Anonymous]

that was 22,878 ... i don't know where the emoticon came from 8)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:that was 22,878 ... i don't know where the emoticon came from 8)

fyi, "8" typed next to ")" = 8) . Random, but true.

[Anonymous]

I don't think you read the tuition chart correctly. The tuition for an in state resident would be $11,220. The tuition for an out of state student is $34,098. The chart indicates you pay the in state tuition of 11,220 plus the out of state supplemental rate of 22,878. Difference is $22,878. You would get up to $10,000 so the difference is now 12,878. You would now owe $24,058, not 18,878.


http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Default.aspx?PageID=feesched.html

[Anonymous]

UW - Madison is a top choice for a lot of Ward 3 kids.

Look at what your $10K a year will do here:

http://registrar.wisc.edu/tuition_&_fees.htm

Sweet, huh?

[Anonymous]

You were referencing the summer tuition, not regular spring and fall tuition.

In state yearly tuition is $16,206 vs $43, 830 for out of state. The difference is approximately $27,000. You would get up to $10,000. The tuition due would be about $33,000. Still a pretty big number compared to in state tuition.

[Anonymous]

This is more accurate and reflects the total cost of all fees for Wisconsin. Tuition is not 43,000.

http://www.finaid.wisc.edu/undergraduate-cost.htm

[Anonymous]

Really? Lots of Ward 3 kids are clammoring to pay $33,000 to freeze their asses off? Not bloody likely.

[Anonymous]

sure, or U of Michigan. Great schools, good solid midwestern university education and for a very good price.

[Anonymous]

More and more public universities, expecially the desirable ones, are increasing out of state tuition as a way to increase revenue in the face of declining state budgets. William & Mary wants to raise out of state tuition to the level of private colleges. So while the DC TAG program is helpful it will not bring tuition down to in state levels in these circumstances.