For Pennsylvania Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $13,083 for Pennsylvania residents and $20,358 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $21,114 for Pennsylvania residents and $28,707 for out-of-state students.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $41,790 and Forbes Road Career and Technology Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,965 among Pennsylvania Public colleges. For graduate programs, Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $52,526 and Pennsylvania Western University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $12,386 among Pennsylvania Public colleges.
The average COA of Pennsylvania Public colleges in 2025 is $32,226 for state residents and $39,501 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 | $13,083 | $20,358 | $21,114 | $28,707 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,362 | $13,362 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,418 | $4,418 | ||
| COA | $32,226 | $39,501 | $40,258 | $47,851 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Public colleges is $13,083 for state residents and $20,358 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Pennsylvania 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 | $10,804 | $1,834 | $17,264 | $1,395 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,005 | $1,915 | $17,587 | $1,418 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,983 | $1,542 | $17,872 | $1,652 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,115 | $1,590 | $18,287 | $1,684 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,434 | $1,648 | $18,829 | $1,529 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Public colleges in 2025 is $21,114 for state residents and $28,707 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $13,511 | $1,871 | $20,134 | $2,143 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,727 | $2,067 | $20,417 | $2,382 |
| 2022-2023 | $19,476 | $1,202 | $26,419 | $1,347 |
| 2023-2024 | $19,673 | $1,212 | $26,807 | $1,357 |
| 2024-2025 | $19,869 | $1,246 | $27,316 | $1,391 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Pennsylvania Public colleges in 2025 is $462 for state residents and $786 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $867 for state residents and $1,189 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 | $370 | $607 | $629 | $974 |
| 2021-2022 | $372 | $618 | $635 | $983 |
| 2022-2023 | $461 | $766 | $852 | $1,155 |
| 2023-2024 | $464 | $780 | $860 | $1,172 |
| 2024-2025 | $462 | $786 | $867 | $1,189 |
The average living costs of Pennsylvania Public colleges in 2025 is $17,780 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,571 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 Pennsylvania Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,820 | $3,959 | $10,133 | $4,162 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,110 | $3,939 | $10,297 | $4,255 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,080 | $3,943 | $10,635 | $4,279 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,475 | $4,288 | $11,655 | $4,581 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,362 | $4,418 | $12,808 | $4,764 |