The average 2022 tuition & fees of U.S. Colleges is $8,864 for state residents and $18,964 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition is $28,162. For graduate schools, the average graduate tuition is $10,928 for state residents and $20,292 for out-of-state students. In private graduate schools, the average tuition is $19,355.
Compared to last year, the 2022 undergraduate tuition & fees has increased by 1.41% in public schools and 1.87% in private schools. The graduate school tuition & fees has increased by 0.24% in public schools and 0.85% in private schools.
U.S. Colleges 2022 Tuition Changes By State
The below table shows the 2022 Tuition Changes by State. For the tuition statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges, but exclude community colleges and trade/vocational schools. Puerto Rico colleges has the lowest undergraduate tuition & fees of $5,257 and Virginia colleges has the highest tuition & fees of $33,136 for academic year 2021-2022. For graduate school, Puerto Rico has the lowest graduate program tuition & fees of $5,356 and Hawaii has the highest graduate tuition of $30,806. You can sort the table by touching/clicking column title that you want sort.
State | State Residents | Out-of-State | Private Schools | |||
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Alaska | $7,861 -0.34 | $7,888 | $20,153 -0.78 | $20,312 | $15,830 3.94 | $15,230 |
Alabama | $10,189 4.32 | $9,767 | $19,896 4.13 | $19,107 | $16,602 -4.14 | $17,319 |
Arkansas | $7,859 1.05 | $7,777 | $14,696 1.15 | $14,529 | $20,080 -4.18 | $20,957 |
Arizona | $9,795 0.74 | $9,723 | $21,746 -3.98 | $22,648 | $17,981 0.37 | $17,915 |
California | $6,753 0.49 | $6,720 | $20,060 0.45 | $19,972 | $27,188 2.14 | $26,618 |
Colorado | $8,829 2.55 | $8,609 | $21,439 1.90 | $21,039 | $23,761 -1.53 | $24,129 |
Connecticut | $13,780 2.24 | $13,478 | $30,716 0.92 | $30,435 | $39,560 3.17 | $38,343 |
District of Columbia | $6,152 0.00 | $6,152 | $13,004 0.00 | $13,004 | $30,851 -3.30 | $31,903 |
Delaware | $7,643 0.95 | $7,571 | $18,117 0.88 | $17,959 | $12,675 -34.82 | $19,445 |
Florida | $3,869 0.59 | $3,846 | $14,124 0.61 | $14,039 | $20,367 5.32 | $19,338 |
Georgia | $6,032 -0.58 | $6,068 | $12,969 13.24 | $11,454 | $21,022 2.26 | $20,558 |
Hawaii | $7,722 0.00 | $7,722 | $20,994 0.00 | $20,994 | $15,718 2.88 | $15,278 |
Iowa | $9,543 2.76 | $9,287 | $25,701 -0.25 | $25,765 | $31,695 3.51 | $30,620 |
Idaho | $7,814 0.09 | $7,807 | $24,530 0.88 | $24,315 | $19,119 8.43 | $17,633 |
Illinois | $13,309 1.80 | $13,073 | $19,278 2.21 | $18,860 | $28,370 1.80 | $27,868 |
Indiana | $8,122 -1.08 | $8,211 | $19,246 -3.34 | $19,911 | $29,494 2.26 | $28,842 |
Kansas | $8,490 1.24 | $8,387 | $20,349 -3.66 | $21,121 | $24,019 2.52 | $23,429 |
Kentucky | $10,481 1.17 | $10,360 | $21,663 1.12 | $21,422 | $24,985 3.38 | $24,168 |
Louisiana | $8,970 0.63 | $8,914 | $18,440 0.30 | $18,386 | $24,733 2.80 | $24,059 |
Massachusetts | $12,570 0.18 | $12,548 | $24,959 0.09 | $24,936 | $42,405 2.55 | $41,352 |
Maryland | $9,975 4.42 | $9,553 | $24,229 2.81 | $23,567 | $29,212 0.72 | $29,004 |
Maine | $10,013 1.93 | $9,824 | $21,152 2.85 | $20,565 | $37,921 2.55 | $36,979 |
Michigan | $11,768 1.68 | $11,573 | $19,858 -0.35 | $19,929 | $26,233 4.39 | $25,129 |
Minnesota | $11,262 4.33 | $10,794 | $16,133 0.22 | $16,097 | $28,096 0.27 | $28,020 |
Missouri | $9,218 5.58 | $8,731 | $19,798 4.14 | $19,011 | $18,995 -1.11 | $19,209 |
Mississippi | $8,409 3.88 | $8,095 | $12,849 3.76 | $12,384 | $17,450 -0.30 | $17,502 |
Montana | $6,102 0.44 | $6,075 | $19,586 1.74 | $19,250 | $22,919 8.71 | $21,082 |
North Carolina | $7,201 0.37 | $7,175 | $20,040 1.10 | $19,822 | $25,467 2.87 | $24,757 |
North Dakota | $7,323 2.56 | $7,140 | $9,617 2.82 | $9,354 | $12,678 2.39 | $12,382 |
Nebraska | $8,573 0.14 | $8,562 | $16,762 -4.45 | $17,543 | $25,627 1.95 | $25,137 |
New Hampshire | $14,334 0.04 | $14,327 | $25,926 2.37 | $25,327 | $35,560 4.58 | $34,001 |
New Jersey | $14,503 3.87 | $13,963 | $25,442 2.97 | $24,710 | $21,998 1.70 | $21,630 |
New Mexico | $6,437 1.23 | $6,359 | $14,441 1.50 | $14,228 | $25,950 22.76 | $21,139 |
Nevada | $5,395 1.74 | $5,302 | $16,155 2.19 | $15,808 | $21,405 1.93 | $21,000 |
New York | $8,426 1.06 | $8,338 | $18,419 1.06 | $18,226 | $27,862 2.21 | $27,261 |
Ohio | $8,342 3.65 | $8,048 | $17,998 1.72 | $17,694 | $28,516 1.47 | $28,102 |
Oklahoma | $7,456 2.27 | $7,291 | $16,727 1.90 | $16,415 | $23,246 0.66 | $23,093 |
Oregon | $12,216 1.13 | $12,079 | $30,266 0.25 | $30,192 | $33,587 0.55 | $33,403 |
Pennsylvania | $13,731 -0.21 | $13,761 | $22,063 -0.40 | $22,151 | $35,749 2.15 | $34,996 |
Puerto Rico | $5,051 14.48 | $4,412 | $5,257 1.14 | $5,197 | $7,531 8.85 | $6,919 |
Rhode Island | $13,017 3.05 | $12,632 | $29,627 3.39 | $28,657 | $39,617 2.59 | $38,615 |
South Carolina | $12,709 -0.02 | $12,712 | $27,730 1.34 | $27,364 | $23,362 4.19 | $22,423 |
South Dakota | $8,703 2.91 | $8,456 | $11,666 2.42 | $11,391 | $17,775 5.48 | $16,851 |
Tennessee | $9,893 0.19 | $9,875 | $20,692 -5.71 | $21,945 | $22,342 -0.67 | $22,493 |
Texas | $9,200 3.35 | $8,902 | $21,457 2.44 | $20,946 | $22,377 2.12 | $21,911 |
Utah | $6,668 4.47 | $6,383 | $19,503 2.67 | $18,996 | $16,371 6.00 | $15,445 |
Virginia | $14,221 1.79 | $13,971 | $33,136 0.11 | $33,100 | $22,535 2.12 | $22,067 |
Vermont | $14,754 0.02 | $14,752 | $31,444 0.01 | $31,441 | $43,748 1.00 | $43,316 |
Washington | $6,141 2.32 | $6,002 | $13,003 2.24 | $12,719 | $28,753 -0.29 | $28,836 |
Wisconsin | $8,078 0.44 | $8,043 | $16,372 0.48 | $16,294 | $28,874 2.17 | $28,261 |
West Virginia | $7,735 3.78 | $7,453 | $16,351 2.71 | $15,920 | $21,332 -1.56 | $21,669 |
Average | $8,864 0.89 | $8,786 | $18,964 1.41 | $18,701 | $28,162 1.87 | $27,644 |
State | State Residents | Out-of-State | Private Schools | |||
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Alaska | $12,475 1.88 | $12,245 | $24,842 0.99 | $24,600 | $12,110 0.00 | $12,110 |
Alabama | $9,734 1.39 | $9,600 | $20,450 0.79 | $20,290 | $13,674 4.81 | $13,047 |
Arkansas | $7,760 0.75 | $7,702 | $13,797 0.98 | $13,663 | $19,127 -9.58 | $21,154 |
Arizona | $11,901 6.48 | $11,177 | $22,046 -7.60 | $23,859 | $16,725 -1.70 | $17,014 |
California | $11,589 0.30 | $11,555 | $21,878 -1.73 | $22,262 | $22,858 2.87 | $22,220 |
Colorado | $11,742 0.30 | $11,708 | $19,977 1.16 | $19,748 | $20,238 0.37 | $20,163 |
Connecticut | $13,945 0.27 | $13,907 | $26,483 0.04 | $26,472 | $20,411 -2.22 | $20,874 |
District of Columbia | $10,094 0.00 | $10,094 | $18,608 0.00 | $18,608 | $26,411 2.12 | $25,863 |
Delaware | $11,819 -41.92 | $20,351 | $14,927 -36.37 | $23,459 | $13,609 -3.98 | $14,173 |
Florida | $9,963 0.01 | $9,962 | $25,007 0.00 | $25,007 | $15,737 2.40 | $15,368 |
Georgia | $7,489 0.12 | $7,480 | $19,275 -0.36 | $19,346 | $16,153 0.87 | $16,015 |
Hawaii | $14,366 0.00 | $14,366 | $30,806 0.00 | $30,806 | $18,426 3.37 | $17,826 |
Iowa | $11,346 2.88 | $11,028 | $26,387 3.87 | $25,403 | $12,995 -1.07 | $13,135 |
Idaho | $8,594 -12.45 | $9,816 | $23,121 -15.64 | $27,409 | $15,339 -5.37 | $16,209 |
Illinois | $11,929 1.33 | $11,772 | $18,541 2.16 | $18,148 | $20,228 0.59 | $20,109 |
Indiana | $8,859 0.54 | $8,811 | $20,027 0.84 | $19,860 | $19,969 1.17 | $19,738 |
Kansas | $8,703 1.33 | $8,588 | $18,983 -2.43 | $19,456 | $10,409 0.72 | $10,335 |
Kentucky | $11,168 0.32 | $11,133 | $18,360 -1.12 | $18,569 | $10,932 7.70 | $10,150 |
Louisiana | $9,834 0.88 | $9,748 | $19,299 -0.06 | $19,310 | $19,417 2.27 | $18,986 |
Massachusetts | $13,975 1.81 | $13,726 | $19,554 1.53 | $19,260 | $31,066 1.44 | $30,626 |
Maryland | $12,754 4.11 | $12,250 | $20,136 4.00 | $19,362 | $17,747 0.50 | $17,659 |
Maine | $9,633 12.59 | $8,556 | $15,597 -8.92 | $17,124 | $25,735 2.00 | $25,230 |
Michigan | $16,857 4.07 | $16,197 | $25,731 0.40 | $25,629 | $19,245 0.34 | $19,181 |
Minnesota | $11,748 4.83 | $11,207 | $14,841 -2.23 | $15,179 | $15,595 -2.69 | $16,026 |
Missouri | $9,020 2.13 | $8,832 | $17,265 0.28 | $17,217 | $14,217 1.98 | $13,941 |
Mississippi | $8,541 4.51 | $8,172 | $12,982 4.18 | $12,461 | $14,305 1.59 | $14,081 |
Montana | $6,871 0.97 | $6,805 | $21,477 2.65 | $20,923 | $22,408 -16.01 | $26,680 |
North Carolina | $8,195 0.42 | $8,161 | $21,934 1.43 | $21,624 | $15,559 -1.33 | $15,770 |
North Dakota | $8,619 4.32 | $8,262 | $9,962 4.28 | $9,553 | $8,864 -29.76 | $12,620 |
Nebraska | $7,635 1.57 | $7,517 | $15,329 1.22 | $15,144 | $14,367 2.60 | $14,003 |
New Hampshire | $16,646 1.10 | $16,464 | $21,051 2.12 | $20,614 | $24,081 1.86 | $23,640 |
New Jersey | $17,332 0.80 | $17,194 | $23,087 -0.79 | $23,271 | $20,299 1.81 | $19,938 |
New Mexico | $6,628 0.40 | $6,601 | $12,669 0.09 | $12,657 | $22,966 4.27 | $22,025 |
Nevada | $5,929 1.70 | $5,830 | $21,111 2.49 | $20,599 | $22,511 -1.51 | $22,856 |
New York | $12,295 0.73 | $12,207 | $23,180 0.42 | $23,084 | $25,107 1.91 | $24,637 |
Ohio | $12,033 4.37 | $11,529 | $23,374 0.59 | $23,236 | $17,716 1.14 | $17,516 |
Oklahoma | $6,615 1.52 | $6,516 | $15,928 0.97 | $15,774 | $12,897 0.72 | $12,805 |
Oregon | $17,865 -0.48 | $17,950 | $24,469 -4.17 | $25,533 | $20,025 2.07 | $19,619 |
Pennsylvania | $14,076 1.04 | $13,932 | $20,642 1.01 | $20,436 | $20,842 -1.81 | $21,226 |
Puerto Rico | $5,356 4.55 | $5,123 | $5,356 -11.62 | $6,060 | $7,345 -1.09 | $7,426 |
Rhode Island | $12,956 3.65 | $12,500 | $23,804 3.57 | $22,983 | $26,321 8.47 | $24,266 |
South Carolina | $13,116 0.08 | $13,106 | $25,424 -1.89 | $25,914 | $14,792 -5.20 | $15,604 |
South Dakota | $7,618 2.90 | $7,404 | $13,148 10.68 | $11,879 | $12,889 2.27 | $12,603 |
Tennessee | $11,498 2.91 | $11,173 | $22,049 3.37 | $21,330 | $16,716 0.96 | $16,558 |
Texas | $8,259 6.36 | $7,765 | $17,753 3.83 | $17,098 | $18,352 0.92 | $18,185 |
Utah | $8,191 0.87 | $8,121 | $21,595 -2.79 | $22,216 | $13,257 7.00 | $12,389 |
Virginia | $14,613 2.11 | $14,311 | $27,804 1.25 | $27,461 | $14,226 -1.53 | $14,447 |
Vermont | $13,259 0.84 | $13,148 | $22,277 0.50 | $22,166 | $25,993 2.68 | $25,315 |
Washington | $14,375 2.22 | $14,063 | $27,745 1.98 | $27,208 | $21,296 2.36 | $20,805 |
Wisconsin | $9,410 0.67 | $9,348 | $18,926 0.49 | $18,833 | $16,057 0.32 | $16,006 |
West Virginia | $8,748 0.18 | $8,732 | $16,629 0.66 | $16,520 | $12,371 -0.10 | $12,384 |
Average | $10,928 1.46 | $10,771 | $20,292 0.24 | $20,242 | $19,355 0.85 | $19,191 |