No, he won’t
The application will be evaluated by the AO handling the school. And NMSF status is based upon where the school is located. Or more accurately, the state in the region with the highest cutoff. But for classification purposes, the OP is a resident of the state of his permanent address. If the OP’s home address were London, they’d still be categorized as a UK resident.
Regardless, if you’re making the distinction for geographic diversity, it’s less important than many in small states hope it would be.
Having said all that, I’m closing this thread temporarily. If the OP wants to edit so that he clarifies which stats and activities are actual vs projected, I’ll reopen