(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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In-state tuition is cheaper for public schools, because they are primarily funded by the tax dollars of people who live in that state. So those state’s residents get a discount on the cost of the college, because they’ve already been paying for it via their taxes.

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