Gov. McAuliffe says UVA (and W&M etc) have too many OOS students

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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He wants more in-state kids but doesn’t say how he proposes to accomplish the loss of revenue from lowering the number of OOS students.

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/08/03/virginia-governor-questions-out-state-admissions

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Good luck getting the state to pitch in more money, though VA ran a surplus last year. They’ve been cutting state funds for the public universities for years so much they’re de facto private universities as far as self-funding goes.

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This again. Since I’ve been reading CC, VA politicians have been talking about there being too many OOS students at UVA and W&M. As the previous posters suggest, it would be tough if not impossible to balance the loss of OOS tuition dollars with more in-state students. Instate tuition would have to be increased significantly, even if OOS tuition went up still more, and how popular would that ultimately be?

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At UNC-CH, state funding per in-state undergrad student is $22,105 and in-staters are 81% of enrollment.

At UVA, state funding per in-state undergrad student is $8,346 and in-staters are 67% of enrollment.

UVA can’t reduce its OOS payers and the state isn’t very likely to contribute much more. But they can, and are, increasing enrollment which allows for both more OOS payers and more in-staters.

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NoVA Dad is correct. Many state flagships have become private U’s that accept a high percentage of in state students. Michigan is approaching 50% OOS, Alabama is at 53% OOS, UCLA is at 35%. The states cut funds so the U’s turned to OOS students and dumped in state students. In addition to keeping the money flowing they have freed themselves from state government control. So there is no turning back. Politicians will play their constituents with hopes of more in-state spots but that ship has sailed. From a government standpoint it is difficult to give money to U’s with 4 billion dollar endowments that already enjoy tax-free growth.
At state flagships across the country in-state students have become the red headed stepchildren and OOS students are the prettiest girl at the dance. In the end no schools want to make any cuts to their budget so students and their families have to pay the price.