1.   Some states, like Delaware, are encouraging older students to attend by offering tuition discounts and waivers at public institutions.

2.   Texas state law prohibits tuition discounts to in-state students at public universities.

3.   The budget agreement also removed the threat that federal taxes would be imposed on the tuition discounts that graduate students receive for working as teaching assistants.

4.   The package includes other tax credits for tuition and books, which justifies the new tax on tuition discounts, according to a committee report.

5.   The University of Texas in Austin also uses tuition discounts as a recruiting tool for graduate students from out of state.

6.   To receive the tuition discount for a second year, students must maintain the B average.