2024 Average College Tuition By State

We analyze the college costs including tuition, fees, and living costs by State. Here, you can check the average in-state and out-of-state tuition by State. Vermont has the highest tuition and fees of $44,512 and Delaware has the lowest tuition & fees of $12,862 over 50 U.S. States and territories. For graduate programs, Massachusetts has the highest graduate tuition and fees of $33,082 and North Dakota has the lowest graduate tuition of $10,074.

2024 Tuition and Living Costs Summary By State

The next table summarizes 2024 tuition, fees, and living costs by State. You may want to check detailed costs information by school type, level, degree, and more by following a link on State name. In addition, you can see all schools located in your desired state by following a link on the number of schools of the State.
State Number of SchoolsTuition & Fees Living Costs
PublicPrivateOn-CampusOff-Campus
In-StateOut-of-State
Alaska 9$7,722$17,700$13,568$15,725$19,761
Alabama 84$7,588$14,375$16,901$13,200$15,622
Arkansas 89$5,538$8,792$19,274$13,912$15,309
American Samoa 1$5,460$5,760--$5,700
Arizona 121$5,160$13,425$20,889$15,789$17,721
California 695$3,071$13,536$27,056$19,154$23,998
Colorado 94$7,468$17,956$21,281$16,561$18,760
Connecticut 77$14,665$28,314$36,827$18,870$17,235
District of Columbia 25$6,152$13,004$28,738$19,191$19,137
Delaware 18$8,258$19,091$12,862$17,923$15,908
Florida 402$3,828$13,819$20,563$16,633$18,646
Federated States of Micronesia 1-$5,050-$5,763$6,180
Georgia 169$5,091$10,693$21,645$15,857$16,741
Guam 3$4,762$8,014$7,203$6,501$14,689
Hawaii 24$5,021$13,412$17,045$15,755$19,753
Iowa 76$6,695$10,386$31,437$13,479$14,120
Idaho 36$6,449$16,910$20,612$14,005$14,776
Illinois 249$10,308$13,566$27,016$15,778$15,514
Indiana 142$6,749$15,340$27,894$14,929$15,329
Kansas 78$5,249$8,586$26,323$13,785$15,293
Kentucky 87$6,744$11,603$24,553$14,422$14,806
Louisiana 117$8,806$11,871$21,734$16,287$16,961
Massachusetts 152$9,180$17,548$42,185$19,051$16,433
Maryland 80$8,739$16,766$29,455$16,464$16,725
Maine 37$7,458$15,345$37,943$14,781$12,427
Marshall Islands 1$6,840$7,480-$6,658$16,177
Michigan 176$9,147$14,123$27,902$13,843$14,882
Minnesota 109$7,880$8,472$28,508$13,673$15,151
Missouri 158$8,203$14,325$20,409$14,565$17,033
Northern Marianas 1$4,038$5,520--$10,400
Mississippi 54$4,930$8,312$18,176$11,231$12,888
Montana 30$6,040$13,302$23,966$13,602$13,492
North Carolina 175$3,415$11,086$25,914$15,781$16,474
North Dakota 27$7,981$8,431$13,278$11,816$13,173
Nebraska 39$6,213$10,295$24,926$13,704$15,336
New Hampshire 34$10,113$21,428$32,555$17,053$18,323
New Jersey 158$10,511$15,786$21,904$14,569$19,865
New Mexico 44$3,893$8,317$25,217$13,502$15,631
Nevada 38$5,648$17,345$17,420$15,031$19,445
New York 439$7,417$14,408$27,839$15,817$19,072
Ohio 288$7,614$15,339$25,384$15,183$15,058
Oklahoma 102$6,397$13,130$23,298$13,621$15,110
Oregon 73$8,815$17,764$31,949$15,903$17,469
Pennsylvania 334$12,675$20,005$31,114$16,638$16,321
Puerto Rico 145$4,902$5,017$8,987$13,619$11,325
Palau 1$3,730$3,970-$5,581$6,700
Rhode Island 22$10,907$25,511$40,734$19,046$16,110
South Carolina 96$8,731$17,914$24,050$14,818$15,336
South Dakota 29$9,435$9,151$18,561$12,761$14,902
Tennessee 158$7,022$18,600$22,921$14,738$16,404
Texas 425$6,779$13,861$21,834$13,567$15,641
Utah 64$6,381$18,860$16,250$13,924$17,332
Virginia 163$9,068$20,458$21,334$16,267$15,126
Virgin Islands 2$5,617$15,521-$13,790$14,806
Vermont 19$12,403$26,313$44,512$15,922$17,511
Washington 108$6,437$12,983$29,062$17,959$19,749
Wisconsin 92$6,626$11,971$30,418$13,973$13,765
West Virginia 70$6,966$13,842$18,807$14,544$12,995
Wyoming 10$4,868$12,353-$12,101$13,926
Average $6,996$14,197 $25,054$15,683$17,163
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Tuition & Fees By State Chart

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State Having Highest Tuition

Public (In-State)Connecticut$14,665
Public (Out-of-State)Connecticut$28,314
Private SchoolsVermont$44,512

State Having Lowest Tuition

Public (In-State)California$3,071
Public (Out-of-State)Mississippi$8,312
Private SchoolsDelaware$12,862

State Having Highest Graduate Tuition

Public (In-State)Pennsylvania$20,517
Public (Out-of-State)Hawaii$30,806
Private SchoolsMassachusetts$33,082

State Having Lowest Graduate Tuition

Public (In-State)Nevada$6,228
Public (Out-of-State)North Dakota$10,467
Private SchoolsNorth Dakota$10,074
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