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The University of Washington is an absurdly competitive school to get into for certain majors, so it is very reasonable to expect that even highly performing students might have to go to an out of state school if they want to go to a tier 1 public university.

It also depends on the major, as students may want to go to a university that is well regarded for what they want to learn.

None of which changes the fact that college tuition prices go up at an obscene rate, while at the same time colleges are getting rid of tenured professors and instead hiring adjunct professors who get paid barely livable wages.