(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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In the US, there are both ‘private’ and ‘public’ colleges. Private universities are just that, privately funded. Public universities are typically funded in part by money from the state. In some cases, even the land they were built on was a gift from the state.
Typically that money comes with a mandate that the university serve the population of the state. In most cases, that takes the form of lower tuition for students that reside in that state. Possibly also admissions quotas.
This doesn’t mean that these schools *don’t want* students from other states. Since those students are paying higher rates, state universities are typically very interested in advertising to out-of-state or international students.
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