UM: Out-of-State Students

A column in the Washington Post looks at how financial need factors in to university admissions policies. UM is mentioned for its increase in out-of-state students: “Meanwhile, the top public universities are admitting more out-of-state applicants, who pay higher tuition than in-state students and are not eligible for state-funded financial aid programs. The University of Michigan and the University of Virginia were two pioneers in this practice, and today about a third of their classes come from out of state. At Michigan, upper-division students from elsewhere pay about $37,000 in tuition – only a few thousand dollars less than at a top private university.” [Source]