<p>@halflokum, no, Montclair does not automatically give in state tuition to out-of-staters like TSU does, but OOS-ers ARE eligible for academic and talent scholarships (which can bring it down to near or below in-state tuition) but even without that, it’s a bargain. Tuition, all the (many! - and if you’ve never had a kid in college, prepare for these!) fees, including hour long voice lessons with a masters-prepared voice teacher and a professional accompanist, a single room in a gorgeous dorm with air conditioning and a full bathroom that she shares with just one other person, guaranteed housing, full meal plan, fantastic facilities, faculty who are working professionals in NYC, 12 miles from Manhattan in a gorgeous upscale town sets us back less than 35K a year out of state. I have said frequently that I give thanks to NJ taxpayers every day. My daughter narrowed her acceptances down to 2 favorites: Montclair and BoCo, that she agonized between. We had saved diligently and were prepared to send her anywhere, but BoCo, which gave her NO money, after housing and an hour voice lesson, was almost 70K a year, TWICE as much. Montclair (which on top of the bargain it already was, gave her a small scholarship) just made sense to us, especially since she may need emergency help during those starting-out years after graduation. BoCo of course is a more established name school and we gave that up for the newer and lesser-known, and we will never know if that was a wise choice or not, but she feels she is getting top-notch training.</p>