Meaning & use
out-of-state tuition
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UK/ˌaʊt əv ˌsteɪt tjuˈɪʃn/
US/ˌaʊt əv ˌsteɪt tuˈɪʃn/
Meaning
noununcountable
The higher fee a public college in the United States charges students who live in a different state from the school.
Grammar: Uncountable: out-of-state tuition is expensive.
Patterns
- pay out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at the university is nearly double the in-state rate.
She chose a local college to avoid paying out-of-state tuition.
After a year of residency, he no longer owed out-of-state tuition.
Common combinations
- pay out-of-state tuition
- International students often pay out-of-state tuition.
- out-of-state tuition rate
- The out-of-state tuition rate rose again this year.
- waive out-of-state tuition
- The school agreed to waive out-of-state tuition for her.
- qualify for in-state rather than out-of-state tuition
- He moved early to qualify for in-state rather than out-of-state tuition.
Synonyms and how they differ
- non-resident tuition
- This is the official wording in many college documents, while out-of-state tuition is the everyday phrase.
- out-of-state fees
- This can include charges beyond tuition itself, so it is broader.
Opposites
in-state tuition
Word family
- tuition noun
- money paid for teaching
- in-state adjective
- relating to residents of the same state
- out-of-state adjective
- coming from or relating to another state
Practice
Because she lived in another state, she had to pay ___ at the public university.
Choose one answer.
Students from outside the state pay out-of-state tuition. In-state is the cheaper rate for residents.
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