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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What % of Hillsdale is out of state students? I assume it's got more OOS kids than any undergrad in Michigan, outside of Ann Arbor.[/quote]

I believe two-thirds come from OOS (which, if I'm not mistaken would be a higher percentage than that at  UM-Ann Arbor).[/quote]

[b]Ann Arbor is 50% oos[/b][/quote]

Kind of a shame that UM-Ann Arbor doesn't focus more on educating citizens of Michigan.  It is, after all, a taxpayer- supported university.[/quote]

The state of Michigan generously kicks in 14% of the school's general fund budget. The retrenchment in state funding is what drives OOS enrollment. [/quote]

Nevertheless, UM-Ann Arbor has a duty to educate Michiganders.  If that's not the case, then why not take the school private?  All you'd have to do is jack up tuition a bit (for those currently paying in-state tuition rates) to make up for the 14% that the state currently supplies to the school's budget.

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If the state is only providing 14% of the funding, then a reasonable tax payer cannot expect the University to have a matriculation that is 80 or 90% Michigan residents. If it were such a priority to have state residents attend, then vote for state representatives who will increase the budget accordingly. Otherwise, don't complain about OOS students and the full freight money they are bringing, as well as the services/social dollars they add to the local economy.[/quote]

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