(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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There is often a different tuition for students in their home country vs foreign students as well. It is the same as state universities, if one’s taxes have gone to subsidize the university than there is a discount for tuition.