(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.
Besides the funding of the school by state tax dollars, the states also want in state kids to STAY in state and they are more likely to do so if they graduate in that state.
Part of your (or your parents’) tax dollars helps pay for state schools & universities, so you’ve already ‘paid’ part of the tuition cost.
First of all, this only applies to public universities. The way it works is everyone starts with the same tuition. But in-state students get a big part of it paid by the state whereas out-of-state students pay the whole bill.
In some states (like California State Universities) there’s less funding for Winter or Summer sessions, so everyone has to pay the same amount. Also, after a couple years living there (varies per state) you can claim residency and be eligible for in-state tuition. This doesn’t apply to international students though.
Washington State gives school veteran benefits to spuses and children up to the age of 26, but not the veterans themselves, it’s to win votes.
Former staffer at Penn State – The state subsidizes the tuition for in-state residents. The university doesn’t make the cost higher for non-residents, the state makes it cheaper for in-state residents.
Almost all of Penn State’s state funding is earmarked for specific uses – in-tuition tuition, operating state services like ag extensions and maintaining the the back up 9/11 system.
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