Video: MUW to Expand Out-of-State Tuition Waivers

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi University for Women will expand its waivers of out-of-state tuition charges.

The university won College Board approval Thursday to waive the higher charges for residents of surrounding states; active military members, their spouses and children; students near completion of a degree and children and grandchildren of alumni.

The move expands an earlier, more limited waiver that the board had approved.

In-state undergraduate tuition and fees cost $5,640 for two full semesters at MUW, while out-of-state tuition runs $15,360. As at most schools, many students from both groups pay less because of financial aid.

The Legislature in 2012 allowed universities to reduce tuition to in-state levels for some non-Mississippians. The schools had lobbied for the measure, saying that public colleges in other states were waiving charges for Mississippi students.

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