For Maryland Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,939 for Maryland residents and $17,180 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,291 for Maryland residents and $20,930 for out-of-state students.
University of Maryland, Baltimore has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $44,811 and Baltimore City Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,394 among Maryland Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Maryland-College Park has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $38,207 and Purdue University Global-Hagerstown has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $11,414 among Maryland Public colleges.
The average COA of Maryland Public colleges in 2025 is $27,049 for state residents and $35,289 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,939 | $17,180 | $13,291 | $20,930 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,468 | $1,468 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,178 | $13,178 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,464 | $3,464 | ||
| COA | $27,049 | $35,289 | $31,400 | $39,039 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Maryland Public colleges is $8,939 for state residents and $17,180 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Maryland Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,606 | $1,564 | $14,172 | $1,612 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,710 | $1,704 | $14,384 | $1,753 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,899 | $1,738 | $14,737 | $1,789 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,937 | $1,814 | $14,996 | $1,867 |
| 2024-2025 | $7,062 | $1,877 | $15,246 | $1,934 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Maryland Public colleges in 2025 is $13,291 for state residents and $20,930 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Maryland Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,281 | $1,970 | $17,391 | $1,971 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,610 | $2,144 | $17,991 | $2,146 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,785 | $2,169 | $18,406 | $2,173 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,849 | $2,137 | $18,413 | $2,137 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,041 | $2,250 | $18,680 | $2,250 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Maryland Public colleges in 2025 is $278 for state residents and $583 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $547 for state residents and $940 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $258 | $532 | $506 | $862 |
| 2021-2022 | $262 | $546 | $518 | $892 |
| 2022-2023 | $269 | $566 | $528 | $914 |
| 2023-2024 | $274 | $572 | $537 | $925 |
| 2024-2025 | $278 | $583 | $547 | $940 |
The average living costs of Maryland Public colleges in 2025 is $16,642 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,564 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Maryland Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,563 | $2,999 | $11,227 | $3,723 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,778 | $2,957 | $11,682 | $3,865 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,204 | $3,062 | $12,127 | $3,973 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,786 | $3,369 | $13,169 | $4,663 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,178 | $3,464 | $14,083 | $5,481 |