(For the USA) Why is in-state tuition usually a lot cheaper then out-of-state tuition, do they not want people from different states to go to their university, and is this limited to state universities or any universities.

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(For the USA) Why is in-state tuition usually a lot cheaper then out-of-state tuition, do they not want people from different states to go to their university, and is this limited to state universities or any universities.

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This generally occurs because the citizenry of the state want to encourage education for kids from the state. Kids from out-of-state pay full rate while residents of the state get a discount due to state funding of the institution.