*oops dropped my note off last post
Was going to comment on the Rutgers article. Like Illinois, high school grads apparently can’t wait to get out of New Jersey, and very few from OOS travel in. I think they actually have a worse ratio than Alaska and Hawaii; at least they used to. It leaves me to wonder what type of parents (donators) live in New Jersey, and whether they are more or less likely to be generous with giving to Rutgers if they are alums.
All state schools are a fall back for certain students, to some extent. It seems though that Rutgers in particular is a place where a solid portion of the student body resents having to attend. This might be my College Confidential experience coloring my perspective, but their low endowment doesn’t surprise me at all.