Big Schools in South w/ Tuition, rm & board < $25K

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<p>I started looking up various large state schools where I thought the tuition w/ rm & board might be under $25 K. 30 Mins later I didn’t find one! Some of the websites make it very difficult to find such basic info… </p>

<p>Anyway criteria:
Student could go SUNY in state at $ 20K looking to find other options.
A big school preferable
Very good school spirit
If a state school - non resident tuition
Warm</p>

<p>Consideration of OOS scholarship not likey (actually he’s transferring 3.5GPA so I think that omits a lot of possiblity)</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>UAB Birmingham… oos between 19-23K (that includes housing)
[College</a> Costs](<a href=“http://main.uab.edu/Sites/apply/financial_aid/costs/]College”>http://main.uab.edu/Sites/apply/financial_aid/costs/)</p>

<p>Tier 1 school, extremely strong in sciences. has multiple honors programs.
it is an urban campus, downtown, not a football or frat/sorority school
great dorms and student center (rock climbing wall, 2 pools) Freshman dorms are new suite style, other dorms are apartments (ie full kitchen, own bath, living room)</p>

<p>good oos scholarships: [Out-of-State</a> Residents](<a href=“http://main.uab.edu/Sites/apply/financial_aid/scholarships/69028/]Out-of-State”>http://main.uab.edu/Sites/apply/financial_aid/scholarships/69028/)
what are his test scores, as gpa fine for these?</p>

<p>my son goes there and is in the sci/tech honors program as well as a chem scholar. If you would like more info feel free to pm me</p>

<p>its a great school, It doesnt get as much love as UA or auburn but it is known as the science school in the state. However it is really strong in all its programs</p>

<p>here’s pics of the rec center: <a href=“Students | UAB”>Students | UAB;
<a href=“Students | UAB”>Students | UAB;

<p>think undergrad and grad student combined is about 17K students</p>

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<p>“Transferring 3.5 GPA”…so…he’ll enter as a sophomore or higher?</p>

<p>Univ of Cincinnati is not exactly a Southern school…but borders on Kentucky! Big, with big-time sports teams. Has some programs where students with at least a 3.5GPA can qualify for scholarships that bring the tuition near to in-state…so…about $25,000 for room and Board.</p>

<p>UNC Wilmington…near the beach…lists tuition for OOS @ $16,464 and R/B @ $7,608. Could look at some of the other UNC campuses…</p>

<p>University of South Carolina has some scholarships for a B+/A- student that might bring their COA to $25,000:<br>

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<p>West Virginia University costs roughly $24,900 per year for tuition and fees plus room and board. Incoming out-of-state freshmen with high school GPAs in the “B” range are eligible for academic merit scholarships of $3-4,000 per year depending upon their SAT score. Transfer scholarships of $500 to $2,000 per year are also available. For more information…</p>

<p>[Undergraduate</a> Scholarship Office | Transfer Scholarships | West Virginia University](<a href=“Scholarships | Financial Aid | West Virginia University”>Scholarships | Financial Aid | West Virginia University)</p>

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<p>cant find my notes from last year but</p>

<p>UTDallas, will give in state tuition to a student if they qualify for 1000 of merit.</p>

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<p>I can’t speak for the transfer situation. But big southern schools we’ve seen that have good OOS scholarships and/or tuition waivers are: U of AL, MS State, Southern Miss and LSU. I’ve also heard that the UNC’s are good with OOS $ - but we didn’t find that to be the case.</p>

<p>If he cares to look at smaller schools, I know that I have seen some that have special transfer scholarships in MS, GA and AL - but I’m pretty sure they are all small schools. I have also heard that at Jacksonville State in AL it is very easy to get residency status by year two.</p>

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<p>I think that NC had recent increases that made their OOS schools cost approximately what our instate tuition now costs in NJ. We looked at 2 schools in NC 2 years ago (son is currently finishing his freshman year in college) and he did not apply to NC public Us because of the higher OOS tuition costs (I was not going to save a dime, plus need to pay travel expenses).</p>

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<p>UAlabama at Birmingham is relatively unknown generally speaking, but among academics its science departments are well regarded. The feds think so too because UAB gets a lot of federal research money. By the way, the school does have a Division I football team but the point to consider is that football at UAB is nothing like the culture of football at UAlabama Tuscaloosa or Auburn University.</p>

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<p>Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, seem to have good prices for OOS kids.</p>

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<p>agree lakewashington…</p>

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<p>Reviens, that Woodrow Scholars award gives the recipient in-state tuition. COA would be under $20k.</p>

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<p>Klipinger’s Best Value in Public Colleges has a sortable table. Not too many below $25k though, and even fewer in the south.</p>

<p>[Kiplinger.com](<a href=“Best College Values, 2019 | Kiplinger”>Best College Values, 2019 | Kiplinger)=ALL&id=none&sortby=out_state_cost&sortorder=ASC#colleges</a></p>

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<p>Thanks everyone. All very helpful & that Kiplinger list is terrific.</p>

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<p>A good website for getting consistently presented info for all colleges is “petersons”. The cost info may be a little downlevel, but good for ballpark.</p>

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<p>A big school preferable
Very good school spirit</p>

<p>For $25k, this is going to be hard. Some of the above suggestions are either for schools that aren’t big and don’t have good spirit or they cost more than $25k for an OOS student.</p>

<p>That said…are YOU paying the $25k? If so, is it ok for your son to take out a student loan for those 2 years to increase his budget? If so, there are some schools that would work.</p>