Are there any colleges that aren’t really selective, but draw students from all over the U.S.?

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Anonymous wrote:Here are some "hidden gems" with lots of out-of-state students: https://www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/hidden-gems-2022/hidden-gem-colleges-with-more-out-of-state-students-2022-rankings/


Not all are safeties, and some of the details are sloppy (Sewanee isn't in Florida!) but two of my kids' safeties are on the list.

And here are schools with high geographic diversity: https://www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/2023-university-rankings/top-25-most-geographically-diverse-college-2023-rankings/

Again, not all safeties, but worth checking out.

DP, thank you for taking the time to share these. Very helpful for us, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Both of the Arizona flagships.

Do they give good merit, or do people just like the warmer weather?

U of A gives great merit to OOS students with high GPA. https://financialaid.arizona.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/incoming-first-year-transfer

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Anonymous wrote:U Vermont

Vermont gives pretty good merit scholarship money to OOS students with high GPAs. https://www.uvm.edu/studentfinancialservices/scholarships_prospective_out_of_state_resident_students

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Agree GW and Santa Clara
LMU
SMU
Arizona
U Wisconsin
….not sure what you are considering a ‘safety’. Some of these were on my DC’s list, got in with merit so they might work for you ?

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Anonymous wrote:University of Oregon and University of Arizona both get a lot of out-of-state students who couldn’t get into their top in-state choices (from California especially)

Oregon is relatively easy to be accepted, OP.

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Miami of Ohio
Ohio State
Indiana U

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U of Kansas is about 40’% out of state & accepts over 90% of applicants.