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Correct. Out of state enrollment % has risen from 30% to 60% by Freight Train

since 2010. They are using football to increase admissions from HS students in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, both of which have much better academic profiles than HS students from Alabama. More importantly, while the cream of the out of state crop will pay no more than instate tuition, the average out of state student a) has a better academic profile than the average Alabama HS student and b) they'll pay higher tuition, which will continue to fund the growth of the university.

Tennessee and South Carolina are attempting the same, although without the tailwind of football. Clemson is to a lesser extent, not throwing as much tuition remission at out of state students as the other two, and not as much as they used to do. Clemson improved their academic rep before the football went wild and now, with football as a tailwind, they don't need to throw as much tuition remission anymore at out of staters. I suspect Alabama will start reeling it in soon as well.