Public campuses have traditionally charged higher tuition for out-of-state students than for natives, but this summer the gap has widened dramatically. After surveying more than half its 113 member schools, the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges reports that tuition fees for the coming year have been hiked an average of 10% for nonresident students, compared with increases of only 3% or 4% for residents.
Individual boosts in out-of-state fees run as high as 50%, particularly at the Big Ten universities in the Midwest, where the influx of students from other areas is especially heavy. Purdue University,...
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