Determining how many of the 148,000 students at Maryland’s public universities can be counted as non-residents is worth over $100 million to the University System of Maryland. Of those full- and part-time students, about 34,000 are not Maryland residents and pay two to three times as much in tuition, according to university data.
At the system’s two largest campuses -- the University of Maryland College Park and Towson University -- where the majority of out-of-state undergraduates go (about 9,200), these students pay $65 million more in tuition than they would if they came from Maryland.
Figuring out who is and isn’t a Maryland resident is an important financial mission for university admissions officers and registrars. In the past year, legislative auditors have found significant problems with how both Towson and Coppin State universities determine residency status.
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I have to wonder if they are turning away MD residents so they can collect the bigger bucks. Anyone know if this is happening?
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