• 1 March, 2024

2024 Tuition Increased by 1.93% at Public, 3.69% at Private Schools

The average 2024 tuition & fees of U.S. Colleges is $9,031 for state residents and $18,910 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition is $28,701. For graduate schools, the average graduate tuition is $11,601 for state residents and $20,808 for out-of-state students. In private graduate schools, the average tuition is $19,691.
Compared to last year, the 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees has increased by 1.93% in public schools and 3.69% in private schools. The graduate school tuition & fees has increased by 1.27% in public schools and 1.16% in private schools.

U.S. Colleges 2024 Tuition Changes By State

The below table shows the 2024 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 $5,766 and Virginia colleges has the highest tuition & fees of $35,214 for the academic year 2023-2024. For graduate school, Puerto Rico has the lowest graduate program tuition & fees of $5,932 and Hawaii has the highest graduate tuition of $30,806. You can sort the table by touching/clicking column title that you want sort.

Table. U.S. Colleges Tuition Changes 2023 to 2024
StateState ResidentsOut-of-StatePrivate Schools
202420232024202320242023
Alaska $7,722

-0.70
$7,777 $17,700

-9.24
$19,502 $15,845

0.09
$15,830
Alabama $10,797

3.32
$10,450 $21,547

2.85
$20,949 $16,796

4.05
$16,141
Arkansas $8,723

2.71
$8,493 $15,763

1.75
$15,492 $20,521

4.36
$19,663
Arizona $11,609

15.47
$10,054 $25,034

10.45
$22,665 $21,102

19.50
$17,659
California $6,823

0.51
$6,789 $20,723

2.78
$20,163 $27,622

0.74
$27,418
Colorado $8,772

4.27
$8,413 $21,728

4.23
$20,846 $24,569

4.74
$23,458
Connecticut $15,729

9.19
$14,404 $29,662

-1.73
$30,183 $42,692

0.62
$42,430
District of Columbia $6,152

0.00
$6,152 $13,004

0.00
$13,004 $30,418

-3.19
$31,421
Delaware $8,258

6.96
$7,721 $19,091

4.17
$18,327 $13,230

2.84
$12,865
Florida $3,844

0.14
$3,838 $13,944

-0.36
$13,994 $21,753

3.85
$20,945
Georgia $6,251

5.13
$5,946 $13,792

3.53
$13,321 $22,117

1.89
$21,707
Hawaii $7,723

0.00
$7,723 $20,995

0.00
$20,995 $16,552

2.21
$16,194
Iowa $10,396

4.32
$9,966 $27,294

3.00
$26,499 $33,148

1.66
$32,607
Idaho $7,580

4.49
$7,255 $22,490

5.73
$21,272 $20,612

7.71
$19,137
Illinois $14,067

5.45
$13,340 $19,205

-0.86
$19,371 $29,117

-0.25
$29,190
Indiana $8,791

6.86
$8,226 $21,525

12.48
$19,137 $29,788

0.50
$29,641
Kansas $8,934

4.56
$8,545 $18,728

-8.21
$20,402 $26,323

2.55
$25,667
Kentucky $10,908

2.75
$10,615 $22,412

2.23
$21,924 $26,152

1.53
$25,757
Louisiana $9,061

0.32
$9,032 $18,143

-0.03
$18,149 $23,854

3.96
$22,945
Massachusetts $13,192

5.62
$12,491 $24,604

1.84
$24,160 $46,101

3.17
$44,686
Maryland $10,445

2.37
$10,204 $25,287

2.18
$24,749 $31,943

1.35
$31,517
Maine $10,667

5.00
$10,159 $22,946

5.86
$21,676 $38,731

-1.67
$39,388
Michigan $12,631

1.16
$12,486 $21,558

1.94
$21,147 $28,120

2.45
$27,447
Minnesota $13,016

15.27
$11,293 $14,839

-7.43
$16,030 $29,048

-0.12
$29,082
Missouri $10,139

9.14
$9,290 $19,810

1.50
$19,517 $20,847

8.55
$19,205
Mississippi $9,484

10.04
$8,618 $13,556

3.07
$13,152 $18,176

2.91
$17,662
Montana $7,156

22.77
$5,828 $18,472

7.05
$17,256 $23,966

6.44
$22,517
North Carolina $6,710

-6.97
$7,212 $20,438

3.14
$19,816 $26,139

-2.25
$26,741
North Dakota $8,762

14.74
$7,636 $9,904

-1.40
$10,045 $13,278

2.33
$12,976
Nebraska $10,375

14.55
$9,057 $17,512

1.59
$17,237 $26,368

4.61
$25,207
New Hampshire $14,402

0.35
$14,353 $28,578

8.11
$26,433 $33,426

-8.60
$36,570
New Jersey $15,367

3.88
$14,793 $26,632

1.92
$26,130 $22,916

1.21
$22,643
New Mexico $7,673

16.57
$6,582 $15,310

2.31
$14,964 $25,217

-7.10
$27,145
Nevada $5,648

2.13
$5,530 $17,345

4.49
$16,600 $19,794

3.66
$19,095
New York $8,392

-0.51
$8,435 $18,025

-2.47
$18,482 $30,077

4.32
$28,830
Ohio $8,504

4.45
$8,141 $17,983

4.46
$17,215 $29,497

1.54
$29,048
Oklahoma $7,539

1.96
$7,394 $15,800

-4.95
$16,624 $23,851

-0.20
$23,898
Oregon $13,693

6.09
$12,907 $33,585

5.67
$31,784 $32,893

-2.98
$33,904
Pennsylvania $14,508

0.77
$14,397 $24,029

1.69
$23,629 $36,980

-0.73
$37,250
Puerto Rico $4,902

-10.14
$5,455 $5,766

1.71
$5,669 $8,389

5.12
$7,980
Rhode Island $13,697

2.04
$13,423 $31,162

2.40
$30,431 $40,734

-1.26
$41,255
South Carolina $12,256

0.27
$12,223 $27,125

1.50
$26,723 $24,630

3.48
$23,802
South Dakota $9,435

24.34
$7,588 $9,896

0.02
$9,893 $20,556

8.89
$18,878
Tennessee $10,197

2.29
$9,968 $19,509

-0.93
$19,692 $24,565

6.66
$23,031
Texas $8,422

2.23
$8,238 $18,462

0.42
$18,384 $23,202

-1.30
$23,507
Utah $6,945

2.76
$6,758 $20,273

0.41
$20,190 $16,512

0.85
$16,374
Virginia $15,188

3.39
$14,689 $35,214

3.45
$34,039 $22,883

-0.65
$23,033
Vermont $15,145

3.56
$14,624 $32,649

3.83
$31,444 $44,512

-0.47
$44,722
Washington $6,536

5.20
$6,213 $13,522

3.33
$13,087 $30,218

2.02
$29,619
Wisconsin $8,713

8.99
$7,994 $16,528

3.74
$15,932 $30,418

3.34
$29,434
West Virginia $8,362

3.30
$8,095 $17,335

2.46
$16,919 $21,691

-0.06
$21,705
Average$9,031
2.20
$8,837 $18,910
1.93
$18,552 $28,701
3.69
$27,679
Table. Graduate School Tuition Changes 2023 to 2024
StateState ResidentsOut-of-StatePrivate Schools
202420232024202320242023
Alaska $12,125

0.10
$12,113 $24,084

-0.15
$24,119 $12,110

0.00
$12,110
Alabama $10,239

3.51
$9,892 $21,404

2.24
$20,935 $12,922

-4.23
$13,492
Arkansas $8,637

14.01
$7,576 $13,933

5.48
$13,209 $15,579

-21.74
$19,907
Arizona $13,442

24.84
$10,767 $19,619

2.18
$19,201 $13,421

-26.43
$18,242
California $10,762

-6.88
$11,557 $22,043

0.90
$21,846 $24,542

5.61
$23,238
Colorado $13,057

7.12
$12,189 $20,995

0.47
$20,895 $23,589

15.45
$20,433
Connecticut $15,974

9.72
$14,560 $23,953

-3.52
$24,827 $23,264

4.09
$22,350
District of Columbia $10,094

0.00
$10,094 $18,608

0.00
$18,608 $29,199

7.88
$27,065
Delaware $8,160

-32.49
$12,087 $17,261

13.60
$15,195 $12,559

1.60
$12,361
Florida $9,981

0.00
$9,981 $25,026

0.00
$25,026 $15,398

-5.69
$16,326
Georgia $6,964

-0.27
$6,983 $19,012

0.14
$18,986 $16,231

1.61
$15,974
Hawaii $14,366

0.00
$14,366 $30,806

0.00
$30,806 $19,059

5.22
$18,114
Iowa $12,341

4.19
$11,845 $29,006

6.42
$27,257 $12,502

-2.02
$12,760
Idaho $10,559

19.41
$8,843 $28,275

16.78
$24,212 $16,431

5.65
$15,552
Illinois $12,981

8.33
$11,983 $18,738

-0.56
$18,843 $19,758

-3.88
$20,556
Indiana $9,350

2.36
$9,134 $20,932

2.38
$20,445 $20,445

-0.52
$20,552
Kansas $9,216

4.80
$8,793 $19,894

4.30
$19,074 $11,306

3.20
$10,955
Kentucky $12,415

12.83
$11,003 $18,150

2.30
$17,742 $11,401

3.22
$11,045
Louisiana $9,880

0.47
$9,834 $18,998

0.44
$18,915 $16,320

-9.58
$18,050
Massachusetts $16,815

19.64
$14,054 $19,952

1.02
$19,750 $33,082

3.07
$32,095
Maryland $12,283

-5.18
$12,954 $20,550

-0.14
$20,578 $19,894

4.29
$19,075
Maine $9,561

-9.92
$10,614 $16,177

-2.28
$16,554 $24,860

-7.46
$26,863
Michigan $18,702

6.85
$17,502 $26,596

0.00
$26,597 $19,278

-3.51
$19,979
Minnesota $14,553

18.88
$12,241 $17,246

8.18
$15,941 $13,793

-8.31
$15,043
Missouri $10,605

13.58
$9,337 $18,328

2.51
$17,880 $13,815

-4.47
$14,461
Mississippi $9,410

7.48
$8,755 $13,652

2.74
$13,289 $13,314

-4.91
$14,002
Montana $7,212

6.19
$6,791 $18,970

-5.54
$20,083 $24,897

1.87
$24,439
North Carolina $8,436

2.16
$8,258 $22,600

1.78
$22,206 $16,127

-1.36
$16,350
North Dakota $11,212

23.52
$9,076 $10,467

-0.05
$10,473 $10,074

-1.61
$10,239
Nebraska $7,637

-0.37
$7,666 $15,751

2.55
$15,360 $15,077

2.52
$14,705
New Hampshire $14,436

-15.33
$17,051 $19,377

-10.10
$21,554 $27,365

8.83
$25,145
New Jersey $19,940

11.98
$17,807 $24,748

4.69
$23,639 $22,461

3.00
$21,807
New Mexico $6,663

-4.29
$6,961 $14,377

3.30
$13,917 $25,272

6.27
$23,781
Nevada $6,228

2.57
$6,072 $22,226

2.52
$21,679 $32,027

36.16
$23,522
New York $12,083

-1.38
$12,252 $22,871

-1.21
$23,151 $25,948

1.79
$25,491
Ohio $12,601

-1.11
$12,742 $26,251

3.50
$25,362 $18,403

0.55
$18,303
Oklahoma $6,734

-2.93
$6,937 $15,046

-4.17
$15,700 $13,388

-7.12
$14,414
Oregon $17,630

-3.30
$18,231 $26,845

7.72
$24,920 $24,629

13.76
$21,649
Pennsylvania $20,517

-0.62
$20,644 $27,596

-0.48
$27,728 $21,712

4.37
$20,803
Puerto Rico -

-100.00
$6,313 $5,932

-6.03
$6,313 $7,238

-5.25
$7,640
Rhode Island $13,619

2.22
$13,323 $25,091

2.66
$24,441 $30,071

8.11
$27,814
South Carolina $13,303

1.29
$13,133 $25,895

0.85
$25,676 $16,696

9.29
$15,276
South Dakota $7,898

16.89
$6,756 $11,078

-4.46
$11,596 $15,068

2.64
$14,681
Tennessee $11,687

4.52
$11,181 $20,557

-0.35
$20,629 $18,108

4.64
$17,306
Texas $8,273

1.24
$8,172 $17,727

0.55
$17,629 $19,414

5.30
$18,437
Utah $8,563

1.55
$8,433 $21,950

-1.50
$22,285 $11,805

-12.92
$13,555
Virginia $15,534

3.53
$15,005 $29,183

3.56
$28,181 $15,679

5.63
$14,844
Vermont $14,240

8.06
$13,178 $22,249

0.14
$22,218 $22,327

-11.46
$25,216
Washington $15,456

2.74
$15,045 $29,846

2.36
$29,159 $23,045

3.67
$22,229
Wisconsin $9,800

4.10
$9,414 $18,935

3.00
$18,384 $16,664

2.30
$16,289
West Virginia $10,322

11.95
$9,220 $18,337

7.73
$17,022 $11,574

-11.00
$13,004
Average$11,601
2.03
$11,370 $20,808
1.27
$20,548 $19,691
1.16
$19,465
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