Out of State Public Universities

[Anonymous]

The out of state public’s are very expensive at this point- over $50,000 a year. If you qualify for some Pell grant, do the schools often also help out with additional financial based aid? Or is that only true for in-state universities? Is merit money the only way to take down the cost out of state? I really wish Maryland had more options!

[Anonymous]

Generally, no, public universities do not give need-based financial grants to out of state students. There are a few that do give aid to low income students, such as UVA, UNC, and U Mich, though one might suspect that they may not be as generous as similarly-ranked private universities.

Use the Net Price Calculator for each college. You can find it on the college's financial aid website. It will give you an estimate specific to your financial circumstances.

If you qualify for Pell, selective out of state publics are not where you should be looking, unless the university offers very large merit scholarships.

[Anonymous]

There is a lot of variation in OOS public Us so there is no one answer.

My friend's son goes to U of SC for less than what W&M would have cost. He went there because he didn't get into UVA or VT and W&M was his best in-state option.

DS considered U of Delaware which gave a merit award that brought the cost down to about $40k But he didn't even apply to some schools like UCs that would be more like $70k if he'd managed to get in.

[Anonymous]

You can get a deal at a public school if it is a true safety such as a kid admitted to UMD deciding to go to Alabama. Otherwise, be sure to have an in-state public admit and visit just in case that option is needed like Towson. OOS publics don't give much or any aid to donut hole families.

[Anonymous]

My kid is considering to OOS flagships. One would be 41k and the other 26k. She got into another OOS flagship and that would also be about 26k with merit. So it really does vary and we don’t qualify for financial aid.

We are in state in MD and she doesn’t want to go to UMD because she would like to be further away and in a traditional college town.

[Anonymous]

Merit is generally what people are using to make oos publics more reasonable.

There are some that are more reasonably priced, but none most of you would consider.

For example, my daughter is already accepted to Northern Michigan (NMU) and still needs to apply to Slippery Rock in PA. A couple others we considered were UNC-Greensboro, Bridgewater State (MA) and Stockton (NJ)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Merit is generally what people are using to make oos publics more reasonable.

There are some that are more reasonably priced, but none most of you would consider.

For example, my daughter is already accepted to Northern Michigan (NMU) and still needs to apply to Slippery Rock in PA. A couple others we considered were UNC-Greensboro, Bridgewater State (MA) and Stockton (NJ)

+1 In the south Coastal Carolina, ECU, App State, UAB might work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Merit is generally what people are using to make oos publics more reasonable.

There are some that are more reasonably priced, but none most of you would consider.

For example, my daughter is already accepted to Northern Michigan (NMU) and still needs to apply to Slippery Rock in PA. A couple others we considered were UNC-Greensboro, Bridgewater State (MA) and Stockton (NJ)

Love Northern Michigan - go Yoopers!

[Anonymous]

Great thing about out of state large publics is they (generally) do not track interest. No problem if you haven't visited. Apply widely. DC applied to 10. Got into 7. Merit aid at 4. One was 3X more money in merit, compared to the other closest, best offer. Made is lower than instate. No, I'm not going to tell you the school. I'm a firm believer that the very best offers are unexpected, can't be anticipated and change year to year. That's why: apply widely. And very early the cycle, EA if avail. DC only then visited for the first time. Liked it, attended.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Merit is generally what people are using to make oos publics more reasonable.

There are some that are more reasonably priced, but none most of you would consider.

For example, my daughter is already accepted to Northern Michigan (NMU) and still needs to apply to Slippery Rock in PA. A couple others we considered were UNC-Greensboro, Bridgewater State (MA) and Stockton (NJ)

Love Northern Michigan - go Yoopers!

NMU has a friendly, supportive atmosphere. We were thinking about having DD go there. (a giant party school like Michigan State would eat her alive).

[Anonymous]

Thank you re: NMU. She applied sight unseen because it is an auto admit at 2.25 and we honestly weren’t sure of a yes anywhere else! NMU is her second admit, though. We haven’t been up there ever, but it does look lovely. I have joined a parent board on FB and found 3 or 4 other NoVA families, so that is promising.

They give a “bridge award” to bring oos tuition down to in state, but they basically should just go to a one tuition for all model like a couple other midwestern directional schools have.

[Anonymous]

NMU - northern michigan u?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Merit is generally what people are using to make oos publics more reasonable.

There are some that are more reasonably priced, but none most of you would consider.

For example, my daughter is already accepted to Northern Michigan (NMU) and still needs to apply to Slippery Rock in PA. A couple others we considered were UNC-Greensboro, Bridgewater State (MA) and Stockton (NJ)

Jesus these are all terrible schools. Especially Stockton. I’m from that area and it’s a joke school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Merit is generally what people are using to make oos publics more reasonable.

There are some that are more reasonably priced, but none most of you would consider.

For example, my daughter is already accepted to Northern Michigan (NMU) and still needs to apply to Slippery Rock in PA. A couple others we considered were UNC-Greensboro, Bridgewater State (MA) and Stockton (NJ)

Jesus these are all terrible schools. Especially Stockton. I’m from that area and it’s a joke school.

We get it. You went to Tufts. Congratulations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Merit is generally what people are using to make oos publics more reasonable.

There are some that are more reasonably priced, but none most of you would consider.

For example, my daughter is already accepted to Northern Michigan (NMU) and still needs to apply to Slippery Rock in PA. A couple others we considered were UNC-Greensboro, Bridgewater State (MA) and Stockton (NJ)

Jesus these are all terrible schools. Especially Stockton. I’m from that area and it’s a joke school.

Fwiw, it did not make our final list. But it does now have lovely dorms on the ac boardwalk.

Not everyone has kids with Ivy stats. My child just hopes to get a 4 year degree. That’s all. So, yes, these schools are nowhere near the top. They were the options for her that had the programs she was looking for.

She is waiting on 2 in state schools, and has an acceptance at a small VA private. We were casting a wide net, though.

I did preface that there are schools that are cheaper but very few of you would deem them worthy.