In State vs Out of State Tuition

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Aug 18, 2014
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My daughter recently committed to a D2 program. Not a lot of scholarship money but it's a good program and the school fits her academically and I think she will play. It's a state school and we are out of state. Price wise it's reasonable but there is about a 10,000 per year difference between in state and out of state tuition.

My question is this: Do the coaches and/or administration have the ability to offer in state tuition to out of state athletes? If the coaches are to be believed (and I do believe them) they don't have a huge scholarship budget, no where near the 7.2 allowed but can they offer similar tuition as in state residents would pay?

Any advice is appreciated.
 
Dec 2, 2013
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This is a question you need to ask the coach directly, and/or should have been discussed before committing if this was a concern.
 
Jan 18, 2018
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From my limited experience, it seems coaches have a "bag of tricks" given to them by the administration to help with recruiting. The bag may include things like: flexibility in academic standards (a girl with a low ACT score is granted acceptance to the school), academic scholarships given to athletes, or maybe giving in-state tuition to athletes. These tricks/tools are school specific and Orange Socks is correct in saying "you need to ask the coach".
 

Strike2

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Nov 14, 2014
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Depending on where you live, no "trick" may be necessary. My state has an agreement with surrounding contiguous states that allow a resident of any of those states to attend state schools at the in-state tuition rate.
 

JAD

Feb 20, 2012
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My daughter recently committed to a D2 program. Not a lot of scholarship money but it's a good program and the school fits her academically and I think she will play. It's a state school and we are out of state. Price wise it's reasonable but there is about a 10,000 per year difference between in state and out of state tuition.

My question is this: Do the coaches and/or administration have the ability to offer in state tuition to out of state athletes? If the coaches are to be believed (and I do believe them) they don't have a huge scholarship budget, no where near the 7.2 allowed but can they offer similar tuition as in state residents would pay?

Any advice is appreciated.

My guess is this will vary from school to school. Some may have the option to offer a scholarship or grant that waives out of state tuition if a student meets certain criteria, but the NCAA will probably require that the exemption be available to all student, not just athletes.
 
Feb 17, 2015
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My DD had a D2 that offered her instate tuition as part of their offer. Also, when I asked the coach if they were fully funded I was told they only had like 2.5 scholarships available for the entire roster.
 
Dec 2, 2013
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My DD had a D2 that offered her instate tuition as part of their offer. Also, when I asked the coach if they were fully funded I was told they only had like 2.5 scholarships available for the entire roster.

Interesting. The school my DD has committed to is "exploring" the option of moving up to D2 which could qualify for athletic dollars starting her soph year. Wondering how many schollies they will give to all of their athletes if it passes. I kind of hope they stay D3.
 

Cannonball

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Feb 25, 2009
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As an FYI, some schools have out of state, in state, and in region prices. The in region area can be huge. For example, Murray State's "in region" includes the St. Louis area or at least on the Illinois side. In our experience, we were always told that the coach could not cross the line and include any discussion on academic monies. In fact, on our official visits, the coach always left the room when a school representative came and gave us the low down on what they would give my dd. She was offered both academic and athletic monies at every school that we visited. While on the recruitment trail, I can't count the number of times we were told that a school didn't have a full number of scholarships. We went to both D-I and D-II schools. Most of the time, I think that was directly reflected in the success of the programs. Good luck getting any additional monies. You have to keep in mind the amount of debt your dd might incur if she doesn't get available monies.
 

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