The average 2024 tuition & fees of U.S. Colleges is $8,905 for state residents and $19,060 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition is $29,821.
For graduate schools, the average graduate tuition is $11,555 for state residents and $20,919 for out-of-state students. In private graduate schools, the average tuition is $19,424.
Compared to last year, the 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees has increased by 1.96% in public schools and 3.59% in private schools. The graduate school tuition & fees has increased by 1.72% in public schools and 2.21% 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.
South Dakota colleges has the lowest undergraduate tuition & fees of $9,887 and Virginia colleges has the highest tuition & fees of $35,213 for the academic year 2023-2024.
For graduate schools, North Dakota has the lowest graduate program tuition & fees of $10,467 and Hawaii has the highest graduate tuition of $30,806.
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| State | State Residents | Out-of-State | Private Schools | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Alaska | $7,916 1.79 | $7,777 | $19,667 0.85 | $19,502 | $16,588 2.73 | $16,148 |
| Alabama | $10,747 2.84 | $10,450 | $21,553 2.88 | $20,949 | $16,718 3.57 | $16,141 |
| Arkansas | $8,757 3.11 | $8,493 | $15,992 3.23 | $15,492 | $20,635 4.94 | $19,663 |
| Arizona | $7,556 4.28 | $7,246 | $18,449 5.54 | $17,482 | $18,149 5.53 | $17,198 |
| California | $6,924 1.99 | $6,789 | $20,687 2.60 | $20,163 | $29,425 5.44 | $27,906 |
| Colorado | $8,490 3.85 | $8,175 | $21,414 4.91 | $20,412 | $28,433 15.93 | $24,526 |
| Connecticut | $15,006 4.18 | $14,404 | $29,662 -1.73 | $30,183 | $44,205 4.18 | $42,430 |
| District of Columbia | $6,152 0.00 | $6,152 | $13,004 0.00 | $13,004 | $32,943 4.84 | $31,421 |
| Delaware | $8,258 6.96 | $7,721 | $19,091 4.17 | $18,327 | $13,230 2.84 | $12,865 |
| Florida | $3,840 0.04 | $3,838 | $13,992 -0.01 | $13,994 | $21,478 2.44 | $20,966 |
| Georgia | $5,753 0.95 | $5,699 | $15,805 0.62 | $15,708 | $22,314 3.46 | $21,568 |
| Hawaii | $7,723 0.00 | $7,723 | $20,995 0.00 | $20,995 | $17,121 5.72 | $16,194 |
| Iowa | $10,396 4.32 | $9,966 | $27,294 3.00 | $26,499 | $33,422 2.50 | $32,607 |
| Idaho | $7,580 4.49 | $7,255 | $22,490 5.73 | $21,272 | $20,830 8.85 | $19,137 |
| Illinois | $13,493 1.14 | $13,340 | $18,989 -1.98 | $19,371 | $30,575 1.36 | $30,164 |
| Indiana | $8,369 1.73 | $8,226 | $19,539 2.10 | $19,137 | $31,219 3.52 | $30,157 |
| Kansas | $8,955 4.81 | $8,545 | $21,290 4.35 | $20,402 | $26,984 5.13 | $25,667 |
| Kentucky | $10,908 2.75 | $10,615 | $22,412 2.23 | $21,924 | $26,785 3.99 | $25,757 |
| Louisiana | $9,061 0.31 | $9,032 | $18,148 -0.01 | $18,149 | $23,834 3.88 | $22,945 |
| Massachusetts | $12,788 2.38 | $12,491 | $24,623 1.92 | $24,160 | $46,691 4.49 | $44,686 |
| Maryland | $10,445 2.37 | $10,204 | $25,478 2.95 | $24,749 | $32,652 3.60 | $31,517 |
| Maine | $10,678 5.11 | $10,159 | $22,946 5.86 | $21,676 | $36,974 -6.13 | $39,388 |
| Michigan | $12,936 3.60 | $12,486 | $21,892 3.52 | $21,147 | $28,835 3.73 | $27,798 |
| Minnesota | $11,481 1.67 | $11,293 | $14,835 -7.45 | $16,030 | $31,964 4.41 | $30,615 |
| Missouri | $9,820 8.96 | $9,013 | $19,244 3.01 | $18,681 | $20,424 6.35 | $19,205 |
| Mississippi | $8,850 2.68 | $8,618 | $13,516 2.77 | $13,152 | $18,109 2.53 | $17,662 |
| Montana | $6,325 8.53 | $5,828 | $18,386 6.55 | $17,256 | $23,966 6.44 | $22,517 |
| North Carolina | $7,438 3.14 | $7,212 | $20,438 3.14 | $19,816 | $26,777 0.13 | $26,741 |
| North Dakota | $7,676 0.52 | $7,636 | $9,904 -1.40 | $10,045 | $14,110 2.82 | $13,723 |
| Nebraska | $8,664 2.72 | $8,435 | $15,970 2.42 | $15,593 | $26,230 4.06 | $25,207 |
| New Hampshire | $14,402 0.35 | $14,353 | $27,094 2.50 | $26,433 | $34,438 -5.83 | $36,570 |
| New Jersey | $15,367 3.88 | $14,793 | $26,632 1.92 | $26,130 | $23,094 2.50 | $22,529 |
| New Mexico | $6,722 2.13 | $6,582 | $15,096 0.88 | $14,964 | $27,808 2.44 | $27,145 |
| Nevada | $5,648 2.13 | $5,530 | $17,069 2.83 | $16,600 | $21,346 11.79 | $19,095 |
| New York | $8,438 0.03 | $8,435 | $18,624 0.77 | $18,482 | $29,866 3.94 | $28,732 |
| Ohio | $8,168 2.99 | $7,932 | $17,109 3.09 | $16,596 | $29,549 3.13 | $28,651 |
| Oklahoma | $7,531 1.86 | $7,394 | $16,430 -1.17 | $16,624 | $24,703 3.37 | $23,898 |
| Oregon | $12,102 4.51 | $11,580 | $29,238 3.95 | $28,127 | $35,651 5.15 | $33,904 |
| Pennsylvania | $14,510 0.78 | $14,397 | $24,059 1.82 | $23,629 | $38,872 3.66 | $37,500 |
| Puerto Rico | $5,498 0.78 | $5,455 | $5,755 1.51 | $5,669 | $8,169 2.37 | $7,980 |
| Rhode Island | $13,697 2.04 | $13,423 | $31,162 2.40 | $30,431 | $40,051 -2.92 | $41,255 |
| South Carolina | $12,257 0.28 | $12,223 | $27,164 1.65 | $26,723 | $24,363 2.36 | $23,802 |
| South Dakota | $7,584 -0.06 | $7,588 | $9,887 -0.07 | $9,893 | $19,097 0.86 | $18,934 |
| Tennessee | $10,201 2.34 | $9,968 | $19,439 -1.28 | $19,692 | $25,437 9.36 | $23,260 |
| Texas | $8,223 1.30 | $8,117 | $18,174 1.03 | $17,988 | $23,710 1.10 | $23,453 |
| Utah | $6,813 0.81 | $6,758 | $20,190 0.00 | $20,190 | $16,163 -1.28 | $16,374 |
| Virginia | $15,262 3.90 | $14,689 | $35,213 3.45 | $34,039 | $23,324 1.27 | $23,033 |
| Vermont | $15,145 0.43 | $15,080 | $32,649 0.20 | $32,583 | $46,503 3.98 | $44,722 |
| Washington | $6,433 4.38 | $6,163 | $13,446 3.37 | $13,008 | $31,202 3.55 | $30,132 |
| Wisconsin | $8,324 4.13 | $7,994 | $16,528 3.74 | $15,932 | $30,476 3.54 | $29,434 |
| West Virginia | $8,468 4.62 | $8,095 | $17,413 2.92 | $16,919 | $20,744 -1.55 | $21,071 |
| Average | $8,905 2.37 | $8,699 | $19,060 1.96 | $18,693 | $29,821 3.59 | $28,788 |
| State | State Residents | Out-of-State | Private Schools | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| 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 | $8,227 8.59 | $7,576 | $13,933 5.48 | $13,209 | $15,579 -21.74 | $19,907 |
| Arizona | $11,130 3.36 | $10,767 | $19,619 2.18 | $19,201 | $18,864 3.41 | $18,242 |
| California | $11,754 1.70 | $11,557 | $22,043 0.90 | $21,846 | $24,580 5.41 | $23,319 |
| Colorado | $12,609 3.45 | $12,189 | $20,995 0.47 | $20,895 | $21,022 2.89 | $20,433 |
| Connecticut | $15,037 3.28 | $14,560 | $23,953 -3.52 | $24,827 | $22,948 2.67 | $22,350 |
| District of Columbia | $10,094 0.00 | $10,094 | $18,608 0.00 | $18,608 | $27,422 1.32 | $27,065 |
| Delaware | $13,853 14.61 | $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 | $16,264 -0.38 | $16,326 |
| Georgia | $6,964 -0.27 | $6,983 | $19,012 0.14 | $18,986 | $15,877 -0.61 | $15,974 |
| Hawaii | $14,366 0.00 | $14,366 | $30,806 0.00 | $30,806 | $18,727 3.39 | $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 | $12,200 1.81 | $11,983 | $18,738 -0.56 | $18,843 | $21,253 2.20 | $20,796 |
| Indiana | $9,350 2.36 | $9,134 | $20,932 2.38 | $20,445 | $20,818 1.30 | $20,552 |
| Kansas | $9,216 4.80 | $8,793 | $19,894 4.30 | $19,074 | $11,385 3.92 | $10,955 |
| Kentucky | $11,749 6.77 | $11,003 | $18,150 2.30 | $17,742 | $11,311 2.40 | $11,045 |
| Louisiana | $9,880 0.47 | $9,834 | $18,998 0.44 | $18,915 | $16,320 -9.58 | $18,050 |
| Massachusetts | $14,335 2.00 | $14,054 | $19,952 1.02 | $19,750 | $32,747 2.03 | $32,095 |
| Maryland | $12,985 0.25 | $12,954 | $20,550 -0.14 | $20,578 | $19,652 3.02 | $19,075 |
| Maine | $10,555 -0.56 | $10,614 | $16,177 -2.28 | $16,554 | $28,003 4.24 | $26,863 |
| Michigan | $18,230 4.15 | $17,502 | $26,596 0.00 | $26,597 | $20,162 0.91 | $19,979 |
| Minnesota | $12,820 4.73 | $12,241 | $17,246 8.18 | $15,941 | $15,176 0.88 | $15,043 |
| Missouri | $10,206 9.31 | $9,337 | $18,328 2.51 | $17,880 | $15,551 7.53 | $14,461 |
| Mississippi | $8,986 2.63 | $8,755 | $13,652 2.74 | $13,289 | $13,314 -4.91 | $14,002 |
| Montana | $6,611 -2.65 | $6,791 | $19,533 -2.74 | $20,083 | $24,897 1.87 | $24,439 |
| North Carolina | $8,436 2.16 | $8,258 | $22,600 1.78 | $22,206 | $16,020 -2.02 | $16,350 |
| North Dakota | $9,071 -0.06 | $9,076 | $10,467 -0.05 | $10,473 | $10,074 -1.61 | $10,239 |
| Nebraska | $7,890 2.93 | $7,666 | $15,751 2.55 | $15,360 | $15,077 2.52 | $14,705 |
| New Hampshire | $18,084 6.06 | $17,051 | $23,034 6.87 | $21,554 | $26,146 3.98 | $25,145 |
| New Jersey | $18,657 4.77 | $17,807 | $24,748 4.69 | $23,639 | $22,061 1.16 | $21,807 |
| New Mexico | $7,295 4.79 | $6,961 | $14,377 3.30 | $13,917 | $23,927 0.61 | $23,781 |
| Nevada | $6,228 2.57 | $6,072 | $22,226 2.52 | $21,679 | $25,738 9.42 | $23,522 |
| New York | $12,083 -1.38 | $12,252 | $22,871 -1.21 | $23,151 | $27,108 6.35 | $25,491 |
| Ohio | $13,209 3.67 | $12,742 | $26,251 3.50 | $25,362 | $18,288 -0.08 | $18,303 |
| Oklahoma | $6,718 -3.16 | $6,937 | $15,583 -0.74 | $15,700 | $13,249 -8.08 | $14,414 |
| Oregon | $19,213 5.39 | $18,231 | $26,845 7.72 | $24,920 | $23,378 7.99 | $21,649 |
| Pennsylvania | $20,850 1.00 | $20,644 | $28,125 1.43 | $27,728 | $21,724 4.42 | $20,803 |
| Puerto Rico | $5,932 -6.03 | $6,313 | $5,932 -6.03 | $6,313 | $7,757 1.54 | $7,640 |
| Rhode Island | $13,619 2.22 | $13,323 | $25,091 2.66 | $24,441 | $28,985 4.21 | $27,814 |
| South Carolina | $13,303 1.29 | $13,133 | $25,895 0.85 | $25,676 | $16,696 9.29 | $15,276 |
| South Dakota | $6,501 -3.77 | $6,756 | $11,078 -4.46 | $11,596 | $14,519 1.99 | $14,235 |
| Tennessee | $11,434 2.26 | $11,181 | $20,557 -0.35 | $20,629 | $17,707 2.32 | $17,306 |
| Texas | $8,267 1.17 | $8,172 | $17,736 0.61 | $17,629 | $19,164 3.95 | $18,437 |
| Utah | $8,563 1.55 | $8,433 | $21,950 -1.50 | $22,285 | $12,906 -4.79 | $13,555 |
| Virginia | $15,534 3.53 | $15,005 | $29,183 3.56 | $28,181 | $15,742 6.05 | $14,844 |
| Vermont | $12,871 -2.33 | $13,178 | $22,249 0.14 | $22,218 | $25,410 0.77 | $25,216 |
| Washington | $15,456 2.74 | $15,045 | $29,846 2.36 | $29,159 | $22,766 2.41 | $22,229 |
| Wisconsin | $9,689 2.92 | $9,414 | $18,935 3.00 | $18,384 | $16,664 2.30 | $16,289 |
| West Virginia | $10,150 10.08 | $9,220 | $18,337 7.73 | $17,022 | $11,697 -10.06 | $13,004 |
| Average | $11,555 2.61 | $11,261 | $20,919 1.72 | $20,566 | $19,424 2.21 | $19,004 |
