"Alabama also courted applicants from bedroom communities around New York; Washington, D.C.; Seattle; Boston; and eventually Chicago, where Alabamaโs sticker price looked downright reasonable compared with the tuition at pricey private colleges and more expensive public options"
The New Yorker: How long will the great student swap last? - For years, public universities have aggressively recruited out-of-state and international students, charging them higher tuition. But those pipelines may be drying up.