When I was at UNT (Denton Texas) in the 1980’s state tuition was $4.00 per hour and with student fees, the total tuition for an “In State” student was about $500 to $700 per semester depending upon laps and other student use fees.
At the time Texas out-of-state tuition was cheaper than many in-state tuition costs for small upper midwest places. So there were a fair number of students in Denton from Wyoming, North and South Dakota and Nebraska.
THe issue is to control the cost and maintain standards.
That’s where my son is going to school.