Cash-Strapped Colleges Target Out-of-State Students

State college administrators grappling with funding woes have identified a clever fiscal remedy, but only at the risk of rankling local taxpayers.

Some public universities buffeted by expiring federal stimulus monies and dwindling state resources are recruiting out-of-state students at the expense of in-state applicants.

"In order to increase revenues," explained Scott Jaschik, the editor of Inside Higher Ed, an online news publication, "many public universities are looking at increasing their share of out-of-state students, who typically pay much higher tuition rates."