My son is a 2016 grad and has some interest from both DII and DI schools. When making a final decision, one factor is the cost. I have a couple questions regarding scholarships...
I. When they offer a 1/4 scholarship, is that 1/4 of the tuition, or is it 1/4 of tuition and room and board?
2. If he goes to an out of state school on a partial scholarship, is he still paying out of state tuition? ( I assume so, but I can't find that information online.)
Thanks!!
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I have seen it all over the board. Only way you are going to know for sure is just ask. Coaches are used to and expect those kind of questions. Good Luck
Question 1. Only the school making the offer can answer than question. Each school does it a bit different. My son was offered a flat dollar amount by one school, a 100% tuition paid from another and a 50% tuition, room, board and fees from another. Be sure you ask as the 100% tuition school tried to sell us their offer was the best. In the end all three were somewhat close in total $$$.
Question 2. Most likely he will pay out of state tuition. I haven't heard of anyone not paying out of state fees. Dpending on the state, he may be able to become an in state resident after a full year of being there (big savings).
Your best bet is to ask the coach offering the scholarship. I ran track in college back in the 80s and when it comes to the money side I don't think much has changed. In the general population everyone tends to talk in terms of 1/4, 1/2, full ride but all my offers back then were in terms of $$s not percentages. For instance a school will offer you $2,500 a semester, not a 1/4 ride. That $2,500 would be applied to both tuition and room and board.
For in-state / out-of-state information you need to check with the school. Each school is different in this regards. Some schools have programs that provide for in-state if you gpa or test scores are above a certain amount. This will factor into things as well.
Some schools offer automatic in state tuition with any merit aid, some offer automatic in state tuition with any merit aid at $1,000 or more, some with a certain GPA. If your player qualifies for merit aid in addition to athletic scholarship, you may be able to avoid out of state tuition.
Some majors are not offered in every state. If a student has to go out of state for a major not offered in his home state, the student may attend through the Academic Common Market and not pay out of state tuition.
Some universities offer in state tuition to students in bordering states or within a certain range of miles.
We have one child in college who is not an athlete. A spreadsheet can be helpful to keep track of the policies of the universities your child is considering.
