[screamingninja]

> Talking about "public" and "in-state" is not the point.

I think the point is about access to higher education.

> College is mostly about the private institutions at a national level. That's where people would like to go.

Where people would "like to go" is highly subjective, and the statistics would wildly disagree with your statement on where people actually go.

[secabeen]

> College is mostly about the private institutions at a national level. That's where people would like to go.

Yeah, I think this is an uninformed take, and that many students never even consider a tier-1 private university. They attend their local university, or even a community college before transferring.