In-state tuition for out-of-state athlete

in new england they have/had the new england compac, at state schools. if your major was one not offered in your state you paid in state tuition.

not sure if there is a huge $ difference, but every bit helps.

i'm sure you'll get the right answer though.

It's sometimes done at D1's, too. Good deal if you can get it!

Absolutely. You might be able to find the information on the admissions page of the school's web site. And you might have to send an email to someone in admissions. Some schools don't advertise it. I know there are schools in Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Kansas, that give kids that meet pretty high academic standards instate tuition (for Texas students). Not all though. As an example - University of Oklahoma does not while Oklahoma State does.

Many state schools have reciprocal residence deals with neighboring states

How is that money handled with respect to "counting" against the 11.7 and the typical offer of a scholarship to a prospective student athlete?

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Originally posted by eraser:
How is that money handled with respect to "counting" against the 11.7 and the typical offer of a scholarship to a prospective student athlete?

It has no effect. The 11.7 is a number for scholarships that include tuition, room & board, books, and normal fees. It doesn't matter to the 11.7 number whether the scholarship is in state or non resident.

My son's school is not charging him the out of state fee and I believe it comes to over $7000 per year. This is a DII and he did score very well on his ACT. I think he has to maintain a 3.0 to keep this and so far so good.

My son will be attending an out of state D II school that offers that option if the major isn't offered in our home state. We are in MD and the school is in WV.

Go to the website for your state's Department of Higher Education.
Usually, they will have a list of reciprocal tuition agreements and exchange programs, some of which are for certain majors.

Also, do your research for little-known scholarships or tuition incentive programs.

Certainly, good grades and test scores will help your case at any institution!

Univ of Tenn has same type of deal with kids from Ga

Ok...here's a "wrench in the engine" question since we are on the subject. Son is at a Tenn JUCO now and enjoying (but not as much as his parents!) this out-of-state waiver.

My question is this: Since he will be a resident of Tennessee from September to May attending school (not a full year), would he be considered an actual resident of Tennessee now? I ask only because if the answer is yes to that question, would that eliminate him from getting this out-of-state waiver at whatever Tennessee school would want to sign him?

I hope my question made some sense. I've been contemplating this question on and off and wasn't sure where to ask.

Knowing my luck some school in Alaska may want to sign him and this won't even matter! lol

Actually, my daughter is getting in-state tuition at an out of state public school because they don't offer her major. It's called Academic Common Market. But the two states in the situation I mentioned were Delaware and Minnesota, not exactly neighboring states. But it's another avenue to explore when trying to make the money work.

If I am correctly informed, NC does this for all scholarship athletes.

I know Clemson offers in-state tuition to students whose HS GPA's were in, I think, the top 10% of their classes.

I'm sure there are others.

Clearly it gives those schools an advantage in getting more mileage out of their 11.7.

YGD- I seem to remember that for college students they are considered residents of the state their parents reside in. If he did not receive financial assistance from you it might be different. Good thing to check on.

Some schools/states will consider a student a resident after 1 full year of full-time residency, which would mean by their 3rd semester, they would only pay in-state.

This would require them to pay for a dorm or apartment through the first Summer, even though they may not live there for the Summer. This still is usually cheaper then the out-of-state tuition.

Worth checking into, even if they are on athletic or academic scholarship.

Example:

40% scholarship for a school with out-of-state tuition of $20,000 is net cost of $12,000.

40% of in-state of $10,000 is net cost of $6000.

3 months rent, utilities, etc at $500/month (for example) is only $1500.

Savings of $4500/year!

Of course, they will have to get a driver's license for that state and you might lose them as a tax deduction?

Sombody at school can help answer your question. Have your son start with his coach. When we first visited the school which was outa state the coach told us if he had a 3.0 he could get him instate tuition right away. That wasn't our case so we had to wait till year #2. He then got advise from someone at school (Administration)and after getting a Drivers Liscense and a voter registration card in less than a weeks time he was able to just about cut our bill in half. We've been smiling ever since.

Out West here, we have a program called Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE). This allows out-of-state students to pay 150% of in-state tuition, which is usually a great deal. WUE is not automatic; you have to apply and be eligible, and even then some schools have a limited number of WUE students they'll accept. The states involved in this program include AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, and WY. You can find more info at http://wue.wiche.edu/.

PD

weird how this is not a larger topic, but as of 1-16-10 more and more public schools are offering in state tuitions because enrollment is down from there home states and they do not want to lay off professors, bureaucrats etc......

Hunt for the schools that are not in high demand..

Or have applications declining..

My son was offered in state from a D1 and then 50% scholly to a very solid state school, only problem was its cold. Try states like Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, to name a few.

good luck