<p>randombetch - you are using misleading math</p>
<p>1) Is that the mean fin aid offered to all Duke students or to all Duke students who get aid? That is, does it average in the % of students who don’t get aid? (And I am assuming it’s a mean, not a median)</p>
<p>2) Is that the mean fin aid for OOS UNC students or all UNC students? If it’s all, then keep in mind that the IS cost is lower so the need will be lower and thus the aid given to IS students lower. You’d need to look at the mean financial aid for OOS UNC students and subtract that from the total cost OOS.</p>
<p>Duke is an incredible school and has many things going for it, including its generous financial aid program. Still, for many people, Chapel Hill is more affordable. It was just ranked the #1 value in public higher education “based on outstanding academic quality plus an affordable price tag” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance - for the 7th straight year.</p>