<p>Basically they are cutting the fees for Out-of-State Students by a good amount. I hope the University of Florida follows suit! We could really use the added revenue.</p>
<p>[Updated:</a> FSU Board of Trustees approves fee break for out-of-state students | tallahassee.com | Tallahassee Democrat](<a href=“http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080919/BREAKINGNEWS/80919013]Updated:”>http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080919/BREAKINGNEWS/80919013)</p>
<p>Lowering fees to attract more OOS students tells me that OOS tuition was originally higher than what OOS students were willing to pay. What am I missing here? Sounds like a cost correction to increase demand.</p>
<p>Well remember the Legislature forces UF & FSU to take 90% of their Undergraduates from Florida. This significant change means that the door could be open to increase Out-of-state students. This equates to millions in added revenue.</p>
<p>Yes, I do know that the state forces state schools to take in 90% from Florida. If FSU is trying to lower OOS fees to attract more OOS students, it means that FSU’s OOS percentage is less than 10% right?</p>
<p>What is UF’s OOS percentage?</p>
<p>For FSU: Fall of 2007 they had 29,599 in-state Undergrads, and 1,909 out-of-state Undergraduates. This equates to 6% of the total Undergraduate student body.</p>
<p>[Office</a> of Institutional Research - Florida State University](<a href=“http://www.ir.fsu.edu/student/enrollment.cfm?ID=res]Office”>http://www.ir.fsu.edu/student/enrollment.cfm?ID=res)</p>
<p>For UF: We are just a little bit better in that we are 93% in-state students, and 7% out-of-state.</p>
<p>In the future: I would like to follow the University of Virginia in the total number of Undergraduates that we take from out-of-state. Their Undergraduate student population is currently 69% Virginia Residents, and 31% from outside the Commonwealth. UF & FSU must follow their lead if we are to generate enough revenue to provide a descent experience for the Undergraduates.</p>
<p>[Current</a> Enrollment: Facts at a Glance: University of Virginia](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.html]Current”>http://www.virginia.edu/Facts/Glance_Enrollment.html)</p>
<p>It seems like some OOS students with higher GPA/SAT/ACT scores are getting deferred yet they have higher scores than Florida students. I believe the problem here is that UF needs to be a little more lenient on OOS admissions rather than lowering cost to address more OOS students.</p>
<p>Any update on UF possibly lowering tuition?</p>
<p>and no, UF still plans on raising tuition.</p>
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<p>I was aware of that.</p>