>>13619922For residents of that state yes, other pay full ride like a private uni.
If you are a Californian who was rejected by CAL/UCLA, you can go to a reject UC or CSU school, and many times you will have been accepted by a out of state flagship public uni or a low level Ivy or similar.
Case in point - Chris Schwarzenegger - rejected by CAL/UCLA - but accepted by Michigan. Arnie was happy to pay 300K USD for Chris' education.