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U.S. News has compiled a new ranking to determine which top-ranked public universities from the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges have the largest percentage of out-of-state students.

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Below, you will see the top publics sorted based on which schools have the greatest percentage of out-of-state students. The list also provides their best public numerical ranking within America's Best Colleges 2010; for our purposes, each of these schools is listed within the National Universities ranking category.

Best Public numerical rank in America's Best Colleges 2010 edition-National University Category	School name	Percent of fall 2008 freshmen who are out-of-state students	Percent of fall 2008 all undergraduates who are out-of-state students
39	University of Vermont	74%	65%
28	University of Delaware	73%	64%
29	University of Iowa	48%	37%
34	University of Colorado—Boulder	47%	33%
55	University of New Hampshire	44%	43%
39	Auburn University (Alabama)	43%	35%
57	University of Oregon	40%	30%
48	University of Arizona	38%	29%
55	University of South Carolina	38%	26%
29	Indiana University—Bloomington	37%	34%
43	University of Alabama	37%	27%
64	University of Arkansas	36%	27%
6	College of William and Mary (Virginia)	36%	32%
9	University of Wisconsin—Madison	36%	32%
22	Clemson University (South Carolina)	34%	29%
15	Pennsylvania State University—University Park	34%	25%
26	University of Connecticut	33%	23%
39	Iowa State University	33%	23%
29	Virginia Tech	32%	25%
34	Miami University—Oxford (Ohio)	32%	30%
22	Purdue University—West Lafayette (Indiana)	31%	39%
7	Georgia Institute of Technology	31%	27%
22	University of Minnesota—Twin Cities	31%	26%
2	University of Virginia	30%	28%
18	University of Maryland—College Park	30%	24%
60	Arizona State University	30%	22%
43	University of Kansas	29%	23%
4	University of Michigan—Ann Arbor	28%	35%
34	Colorado School of Mines	28%	20%
48	University of Oklahoma	25%	25%
20	University of Pittsburgh	25%	17%
64	University of Kentucky	24%	21%
60	Michigan Technological University	22%	23%
64	Missouri University of Science & Technology	22%	20%
52	University of Massachusetts—Amherst	22%	19%
37	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	22%	15%
48	University of Missouri	22%	15%
64	Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge	21%	15%
43	University of Nebraska—Lincoln	20%	18%
64	Colorado State University	20%	16%
63	University of Utah	19%	17%
11	University of Washington	17%	12%
5	University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill	17%	17%
18	Ohio State University—Columbus	15%	11%
21	University of Georgia	15%	12%
37	SUNY—Binghamton	14%	9%
52	University of Tennessee	14%	13%
29	Michigan State University	12%	8%
52	Washington State University	11%	8%
57	Ohio University	10%	8%
26	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick	10%	7%
2	University of California—Los Angeles	10%	6%
43	SUNY—Stony Brook	10%	6%
48	Florida State University	9%	10%
1	University of California—Berkeley	9%	7%
39	North Carolina State University—Raleigh	9%	7%
9	University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign	8%	6%
60	University at Buffalo—SUNY	7%	4%
57	New Jersey Inst. of Technology	6%	4%
15	University of Texas—Austin	5%	4%
11	University of California—Santa Barbara	4%	4%
15	University of Florida	3%	4%
14	University of California—Irvine	3%	3%
22	Texas A&M University—College Station	3%	3%
11	University of California—Davis	3%	2%
29	University of California—Santa Cruz	3%	3%
43	University of California—Riverside	2%	2%
		See Third Tier Schools »

Best Public numerical rank in America's Best Colleges 2010 edition-National University Category	School name	Percent of fall 2008 freshmen who are out-of-state students	Percent of fall 2008 all undergraduates who are out-of-state students
Third Tier	North Dakota State University	65%	45%
Third Tier	University of North Dakota	61%	48%
Third Tier	University of Wyoming	54%	29%
Third Tier	West Virginia University	53%	46%
Third Tier	University of Rhode Island	50%	39%
Third Tier	University of Idaho	39%	31%
Third Tier	Montana State University	37%	31%
Third Tier	University of Montana	31%	25%
Third Tier	University of Hawaii—Manoa	30%	24%
Third Tier	South Carolina State University	30%	17%
Third Tier	University of South Dakota	29%	25%
Third Tier	Temple University (Pennsylvania)	26%	19%
Third Tier	Mississippi State University	25%	17%
Third Tier	University of Missouri—Kansas City	23%	26%
Third Tier	Oklahoma State University	22%	16%
Third Tier	University of Maine	22%	16%
Third Tier	George Mason University (Virginia)	21%	10%
Third Tier	Utah State University	21%	24%
Third Tier	Kansas State University	17%	13%
Third Tier	University of Alabama—Huntsville	16%	13%
Third Tier	Oregon State University	15%	13%
Third Tier	University of Louisville (Kentucky)	15%	13%
Third Tier	University of Nevada—Reno	15%	17%
Third Tier	Kent State University (Ohio)	13%	10%
Third Tier	Louisiana Tech University	13%	9%
Third Tier	Bowling Green State University (Ohio)	12%	10%
Third Tier	University of Massachusetts—Lowell	11%	11%
Third Tier	University of Maryland—Baltimore County	10%	7%
Third Tier	Virginia Commonwealth University	9%	7%
Third Tier	Ball State University (Indiana)	9%	7%
Third Tier	Western Michigan University	9%	5%
Third Tier	University at Albany—SUNY	8%	5%
Third Tier	University of Alabama—Birmingham	8%	7%
Third Tier	University of Cincinnati	8%	10%
Third Tier	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—Newark	8%	3%
Third Tier	University of North Carolina—Greensboro	8%	7%
Third Tier	San Diego State University	8%	6%
Third Tier	Old Dominion University (Virginia)	8%	7%
Third Tier	University of Central Florida	7%	5%
Third Tier	Southern Illinois University—Carbondale	6%	11%
Third Tier	University of Texas—Dallas	5%	4%
Third Tier	University of South Florida	5%	3%
Third Tier	Texas Tech University	4%	4%
Third Tier	University of Illinois—Chicago	2%	2%
Third Tier	Illinois State University	0%	1%
Third Tier	University of Mississippi	N/A	34%
Third Tier	University of New Mexico	N/A	N/A
		See Fourth Tier Schools »

Best Public numerical rank in America's Best Colleges 2010 edition-National University Category	School name	Percent of fall 2008 freshmen who are out-of-state students	Percent of fall 2008 all undergraduates who are out-of-state students
Fourth Tier	South Dakota State University	35%	31%
Fourth Tier	Northern Arizona University	30%	23%
Fourth Tier	Tennessee State University	30%	23%
Fourth Tier	Florida A&M University	24%	20%
Fourth Tier	University of Southern Mississippi	22%	11%
Fourth Tier	New Mexico State University	21%	17%
Fourth Tier	East Carolina University (North Carolina)	19%	12%
Fourth Tier	University of Nevada—Las Vegas	18%	18%
Fourth Tier	University of Northern Colorado	14%	12%
Fourth Tier	East Tennessee State University	14%	11%
Fourth Tier	University of North Carolina—Charlotte	11%	8%
Fourth Tier	Indiana State University	10%	13%
Fourth Tier	University of Toledo (Ohio)	10%	10%
Fourth Tier	University of Missouri—St. Louis	10%	7%
Fourth Tier	University of Memphis	9%	9%
Fourth Tier	University of Alaska—Fairbanks	9%	13%
Fourth Tier	University of West Florida	9%	10%
Fourth Tier	University of Colorado—Denver	8%	6%
Fourth Tier	University of Massachusetts—Boston	8%	5%
Fourth Tier	University of New Orleans	7%	5%
Fourth Tier	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	7%	5%
Fourth Tier	University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee	6%	N/A
Fourth Tier	Wichita State University (Kansas)	6%	4%
Fourth Tier	Florida Atlantic University	6%	4%
Fourth Tier	Cleveland State University	6%	3%
Fourth Tier	Indiana University-Purdue University—Indianapolis	4%	2%
Fourth Tier	Georgia State University	4%	6%
Fourth Tier	Florida International University	4%	3%
Fourth Tier	Georgia Southern University	4%	4%
Fourth Tier	University of Louisiana—Lafayette	4%	4%
Fourth Tier	University of Houston	3%	2%
Fourth Tier	University of Texas—Arlington	3%	2%
Fourth Tier	University of Akron (Ohio)	3%	2%
Fourth Tier	University of North Texas	3%	4%
Fourth Tier	University of Texas—El Paso	2%	3%
Fourth Tier	Central Michigan University	2%	2%
Fourth Tier	Wright State University (Ohio)	2%	4%
Fourth Tier	Wayne State University (Michigan)	2%	2%
Fourth Tier	Texas A&M University—Kingsville	2%	3%
Fourth Tier	Texas Woman's University	1%	1%
Fourth Tier	Oakland University (Michigan)	1%	1%
Fourth Tier	Northern Illinois University	N/A	2%
Fourth Tier	Idaho State University	N/A	N/A
Fourth Tier	Jackson State University (Mississippi)	N/A	N/A
Fourth Tier	North Carolina A&T State University	N/A	N/A
Fourth Tier	Morgan State University (Maryland)	N/A	N/A
Fourth Tier	Portland State University (Oregon)	N/A	N/A
Fourth Tier	Texas A&M University—Commerce	N/A	N/A
Fourth Tier	University of Arkansas—Little Rock	N/A	N/A

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Does this include International Students as well ?

S.Gopalakrishnan 9:39AM January 06, 2010

Being an out of state student your costs are through the roof at most state universities. I wonder what are the differences in costs for an out of state student versus and in state student at various universities. Are any much less costly to attend than others or are they all about the same? As residents of North Carolina we have experienced $7,000.00 per semester in additional costs for each of our daughters attending the University of South Carolina.

Bill Carey of NC 9:02AM November 20, 2009

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