I am a resident of Florida trying to get into the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Last year’s freshman class was 89% Tennessee residents. 16 freshmen were from FL, the equivalent of 0% of the student population. Does being from Florida give me a higher chance of getting in? I’m not sure if schools want more out of state students or more in-state students.
State schools usually accept less out of state students because they have a priority to in state students. So usually it’s harder for out of state students to get in to state schools.
Some colleges set aside a small number of OOS slots for full pay students. Does this apply to you? Also, you might want to check the rosters of the football, BBall and VBall teams. See how many of them were recruits from FL
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It’s actually typically more difficult for out of state students to get in. For some colleges, state residency is very important. Colleges that are in-state oriented make it well-known that they want to admit in state students more so than out of state students. State colleges want to be represented by students from their own state. However, I would still apply, especially if you are really interested in that school. I suggest researching and making sure you look ideal and match up with the stats required to get in (specifically GPA and SAT/ACT scores). Let University of Tennessee-Knoxville that you’re really interested in attending (though I’m sure you already have). I wouldn’t assume that you’ll automatically get in, but I would not stop thinking that you definitely won’t get in either, if that makes sense. I don’t necessarily think you won’t get in just because you’re from Florida. Good luck!
Generally, out of state students have it much harder than in state students as many public schools have a quota on how many out of state students they can accept.
One exception is the UC’s. For most of the UC’s (excluding UCLA and UCB), the OOS admit rate is significantly higher . For example: UCI has a 40% admit rate for in state while a 60% admit rate for out of state.
@rdeng2614 True UCs often admit more OOS students, but isn’t this more because they OOS students are more qualified? I remember that their stats were often higher than in state students.
For money purposes, one would think that it would be LESS difficult for out of state students to get in, but that’s not the case. It is normally signicantly harder to get into a state university as an OOS student. One case is the UNC system - they have an 82-18 quota, meaning only up to 18% of incoming classes can be from OOS.
However, if you come from a state that is not as frequently represented at your particular school, then you would bring geographic diversity. For example: I am from New Jersey. I was denied by UMass and Binghamton, but was accepted to UNC Wilmington. Geographic diversity can only help your application.
Good luck.