MTF Bulletin - MTF Conference Preview: In-State Tuition & Financial Aid Eligibility - $2.6 $3.5 million

At that time, MTF estimated that public colleges and universities could receive up to $2.7 million in additional revenue from undocumented students over the course of four years; assuming that undocumented students may forgo post-secondary school all together if required to pay out- of-state rates. [...] In an updated analysis, MTF estimates that expanding access to in-state tuition rates to undocumented students could generate $2.6 to $3.5 million in new revenue for community colleges, state universities, and the University of Massachusetts in the policy’s first year of implementation. [...] Using data from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on the percent of high school graduates attending post-secondary school each year, MTF estimates that between 27 and 36 percent of undocumented graduates may attend Massachusetts public colleges and universities. [...] Estimated Enrollment of Undocumented Graduates Number of Enrolled Undocumented Students Community Colleges 176 – 235 State Universities 30 – 41 University of Massachusetts 64 – 85 Total Estimated Enrollment: 270 - 361 Revenue Impact of In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students Based on the weighted averages of in-state tuition and fee costs for community colleges, state universities, and the Univ. [...] Between the Fall of 2013 and the Fall of 2021, undergraduate enrollment at all Massachusetts public colleges and universities fell from 196.8K to 153.5K, a loss of over 20 percent4.