Just beyond me why there is such a rule. out of state tuition brings more money into the state than in state tuition is this the ONLY school in the state to go over the quota of how many out of state students were enrolled? do athletic departments get a waiver to go over the amount without a penalty assessed? is this a thing in your state? the school is a HBCU NC A&T ordered to pay nearly $2M due to large number of out-of-state student enrollments https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/nc-a-26t-ordered-to-pay-nearly-242-million-because-of-increased-number-of-out-of-state-student-enrollments/ar-AA14hxUX From the school’s website. A. Undergraduate Students North Carolina Continuing Students: $120/credit hour North Carolina Incoming Students (New Freshmen/Transfer): $120/credit hour Out of State Students: $576/credit hour Mandatory Fees Educational and Technology: $8/credit hour Campus Security Fee: $2.50/credit hour Distance Education Access Fee: $5.00/term Graduate Students North Carolina Students: $233/credit hour. MBA students are charged an additional $166/credit hour. JMSW students are charged an additional $23/credit hour. Out of State Students: $860/credit hour. MBA students are charged an additional $166/credit hour. JMSW students are charged an additional $68/credit hour. Mandatory Fees Educational and Technology: $10/credit hour Campus Security Fee: $3.34/credit hour Distance Education Access Fee: $5.00/term B. “Tuition rates are reviewed by the university's Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina System and set annually by the North Carolina General Assembly. Fees are reviewed and approved by the university's Board of Trustees with final approval pending the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina System review.”
I expect it's because a public university is a state agency and as such is primarily meant to serve the residents of that state.
This makes perfect sense and is not uncommon. Public universities are subsidized by their respective tax payers for their respective state residents and economic development. Tuition often only covers a quarter to half of the operational costs. So while out of state students may bring in higher tuition, tuitions is just fraction of their operating income. While they allow out of state students, those numbers are always closely watched and many institutions have gotten in trouble by their state regulators and legislators for outsourcing the benefits of the subsidies.
35% of their students are out of state, compared to another two institutions that have 25% and 18% respectively. They could have gone up to 30 or maybe 25% without running into trouble. I wonder what really triggered this if they 'kept' at 25% or even up to 30% max... they should have consulted other state agencies for maximums or restrictions if any. Oh well...
I wondered what triggered that as well. Down in Texas, if I recall correctly, in the 90’s, Oklahoma said Texans could attend their universities and pay in state tuition. Different states do different things. Some states have removed out of state tuition altogether.
