I think OOS and international students enrich the university and am concerned about the draconian increases intuition for these kids. As stated above it should have been a much more gradual increase. That said, the OOS tuition rates from a few years ago were a complete joke. Alabama , Auburn, and a few other schools still will pay for your child to attend. 3.5 GPA and 33 ACT = free tuition at Alabama and waitlist at UMTC. But which is the better value? What are we actually paying for?