- At best, it's for the state to make money in the long term by reducing the brain-drain of great students moving to other states.

- At worst, it's for the university to make more money short-term via price discrimination, by operating under the assumption that people who travel further often tend to have more money to spend than those who stay in state.

Yes, because my primary motivation for moving to Nebraska (from California) was to "take advantage". You got me.

I attended three colleges in California. I'm not sure what the point of your last sentence was/is.