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But, given the automatic scholarships, it would seem that the full pay OOS students would have an ACT of 26 or below. Are these the students desired by UA to raise its stature? OOS wealthy students who are not the top students?
How many is a WHOLE lot?
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@IlliniDad18 Very large schools have all sorts of majors. Most of those majors do NOT require students to be ACT 30+ type of students.
You seem to under the impression that most/all successful folks are the brainy ones with high scores. Not necessarily. Some majors and careers are better suited for the right-brained person who may not be a great test taker, but is certainly a smart person who will excel. Those with ACT 25 and 26 are around the top 80-83% of test takers. ACT 27 and 28 students get such small awards that they’re almost full-pay, and are the top 87-90% of test takers.
One of my friend’s DDs had an ACT 26…full pay OOS. She got her undergrad and grad degrees at Bama and is now a successful licensed dietitician. that’s an admirable career that requires “smarts” but not rocket-scientist smarts.
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So, are we to understand that any tuition cost that is greater than the AL resident tuition cost is considered “full pay”?
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No…but those who are paying, say, at least $16k per year in OOS tuition are probably helping pay the light bill.