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<p>Pitt has no preference for in-state students. It isn’t a true public school. It is a state-related hybrid of private origins where its administration and ownership remain independent from the state as does its academic policies including those regarding admissions. In fact, the state’s annual appropriations don’t even cover the in-state tuition discounts that Pitt gives to Pennsylvania citizens. Pitt will take the best students, regardless of origin, and in fact, has indicated a desire to expand the number of out-of-state students, which was 36% of fall 2013 freshman, because the demographics of Pennsylvania’s high school age students are declining. Circumstantial evidence on these types of boards suggest Pitt will actually give preference to students from under-represented geographic origins if they are otherwise qualified students.</p>