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29 public universities admit residents and out-of-state applicants at different rates.

A single admit rate mixes the two groups together, and at a public university they are not competing for the same seats. These 59 report the two separately, and at 29 of them the two rates are materially apart. The gap runs both ways: at 17 a resident had the better odds, and at 12 the out-of-state applicant did. At the other 30 it made little difference.

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17
resident advantageOut-of-state admission was harder
30
similar ratesNo large university-wide gap
12
out-of-state advantageResident admission was harder

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Each bar uses the same 0% to 100% scale, so rates remain comparable from one university to the next.

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17 universities

Harder from out of state

Residents were admitted at a materially higher rate than applicants from other states.

12 universities

Harder for residents

The larger out-of-state pool was the easier one. A state flagship is not automatically the safer bet for a family living in that state.

30 universities

The same either way

Both groups were admitted at close to the same rate, so where a family lives is not what decides this one.

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