For Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,217 for state residents and $14,177 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,141 for state residents and $21,591 for out-of-state students.
The average COA of Public colleges in 2025 is $24,457 for state residents and $31,417 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 | $7,217 | $14,177 | $12,141 | $21,591 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,379 | $1,379 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,603 | $11,603 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,258 | $4,258 | ||
| COA | $24,457 | $31,417 | $29,381 | $38,831 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Public colleges is $7,217 for state residents and $14,177 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for 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 | $5,424 | $1,177 | $12,090 | $1,220 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,510 | $1,197 | $12,213 | $1,222 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,610 | $1,207 | $12,408 | $1,239 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,747 | $1,260 | $12,591 | $1,276 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,895 | $1,322 | $12,884 | $1,294 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Public colleges in 2025 is $12,141 for state residents and $21,591 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,192 | $1,647 | $18,450 | $1,810 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,324 | $1,688 | $18,504 | $1,850 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,971 | $1,635 | $19,159 | $1,783 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,200 | $1,668 | $19,429 | $1,815 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,422 | $1,720 | $19,735 | $1,856 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Public colleges in 2025 is $228 for state residents and $496 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $523 for state residents and $953 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 | $213 | $469 | $485 | $916 |
| 2021-2022 | $214 | $469 | $484 | $908 |
| 2022-2023 | $223 | $485 | $510 | $931 |
| 2023-2024 | $227 | $492 | $520 | $944 |
| 2024-2025 | $228 | $496 | $523 | $953 |
The average living costs of Public colleges in 2025 is $15,861 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,295 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,791 | $3,541 | $9,868 | $4,296 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,998 | $3,602 | $10,154 | $4,365 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,397 | $3,778 | $10,778 | $4,561 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,997 | $4,012 | $11,929 | $4,933 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,603 | $4,258 | $13,017 | $5,278 |