The LA Times reports on the large number of out-of-state students who pay full freight at UC, effectively a move towards the Michigan Model of university finance:
The University of California system is expected to enroll a record
number of out-of-state students this fall — and will receive millions of
dollars in return. More than a fifth of all UC freshmen will come
from such places as Texas, Washington, China and India and each will
pay an additional $23,000 in tuition, providing the system with an
estimated $400 million in extra revenue that officials say helps support
the education of Californians...
Among the freshman classes at the
nine UC undergraduate campuses, the highest percentages from out of
state are at UCLA, 30.1%; UC Berkeley, 29.8%; and UC San Diego, 28.4%...
Until 1993, it was easy to establish California residency within a
year or so and then pay the lower tuition. But UC rules were tightened
so that current students must prove financial independence for at least
two prior years, among other things, to gain resident status. As a
result, only "a very small portion" of students from outside California
do so, said Stephen Handel, the UC system's associate vice president
for undergraduate admissions...
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-out-of-state-20140818-story.html
It's just found money:
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