The average 2025 tuition & fees of College is $9,118 for state residents and $19,568 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition is $30,866.
For graduate schools, the average graduate tuition is $11,793 for state residents and $21,274 for out-of-state students. In private graduate schools, the average tuition is $19,918.
Compared to last year, the 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees has increased by 2.79% in public schools and 3.50% in private schools. The graduate school tuition & fees has increased by 1.59% in public schools and 2.52% in private schools.
U.S. Colleges 2025 Tuition Changes By State
The below table shows the 2025 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 $9,883 and Virginia colleges has the highest tuition & fees of $35,322 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For graduate schools, North Dakota has the lowest graduate program tuition & fees of $10,806 and Hawaii has the highest graduate tuition of $30,806.
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| State | State Residents | Out-of-State | Private Schools | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Alaska | $7,843 -0.91 | $7,916 | $17,386 -11.60 | $19,667 | $16,288 -1.81 | $16,588 |
| Alabama | $11,063 2.94 | $10,747 | $22,113 2.60 | $21,553 | $16,562 -0.93 | $16,718 |
| Arkansas | $9,133 4.30 | $8,757 | $16,159 1.04 | $15,992 | $21,161 2.55 | $20,635 |
| Arizona | $8,224 8.83 | $7,556 | $19,801 7.33 | $18,449 | $19,953 9.94 | $18,149 |
| California | $7,369 6.43 | $6,924 | $22,433 8.44 | $20,687 | $29,905 1.63 | $29,425 |
| Colorado | $8,708 2.57 | $8,490 | $22,157 3.47 | $21,414 | $26,034 -7.26 | $28,073 |
| Connecticut | $16,380 9.15 | $15,006 | $29,371 -0.98 | $29,662 | $45,293 2.46 | $44,205 |
| District of Columbia | $5,662 -7.96 | $6,152 | $12,514 -3.77 | $13,004 | $32,917 -0.08 | $32,943 |
| Delaware | $8,763 6.12 | $8,258 | $19,792 3.67 | $19,091 | $13,830 4.54 | $13,230 |
| Florida | $3,808 -0.84 | $3,840 | $13,841 -1.08 | $13,992 | $22,948 6.43 | $21,562 |
| Georgia | $5,705 -0.83 | $5,753 | $16,744 5.94 | $15,805 | $23,000 4.34 | $22,043 |
| Hawaii | $7,723 0.00 | $7,723 | $20,995 0.00 | $20,995 | $20,335 18.78 | $17,121 |
| Iowa | $10,669 2.62 | $10,396 | $27,988 2.54 | $27,294 | $33,286 -0.41 | $33,422 |
| Idaho | $7,742 2.14 | $7,580 | $22,539 0.22 | $22,490 | $21,454 2.99 | $20,830 |
| Illinois | $14,133 4.75 | $13,493 | $19,475 2.56 | $18,989 | $31,395 2.68 | $30,575 |
| Indiana | $8,522 1.83 | $8,369 | $20,380 4.30 | $19,539 | $32,077 2.75 | $31,219 |
| Kansas | $9,197 2.70 | $8,955 | $19,165 -9.98 | $21,290 | $27,143 0.59 | $26,984 |
| Kentucky | $11,126 2.00 | $10,908 | $22,780 1.64 | $22,412 | $26,922 0.51 | $26,785 |
| Louisiana | $9,034 -0.29 | $9,061 | $16,984 -6.41 | $18,148 | $24,379 2.28 | $23,834 |
| Massachusetts | $13,607 6.40 | $12,788 | $25,277 2.66 | $24,623 | $47,172 2.25 | $46,134 |
| Maryland | $10,676 2.21 | $10,445 | $25,841 1.42 | $25,478 | $32,732 0.25 | $32,652 |
| Maine | $11,205 4.94 | $10,678 | $24,017 4.67 | $22,946 | $39,505 6.84 | $36,974 |
| Michigan | $13,170 1.81 | $12,936 | $22,229 1.54 | $21,892 | $29,364 1.83 | $28,835 |
| Minnesota | $13,300 15.84 | $11,481 | $15,144 2.08 | $14,835 | $31,881 -0.26 | $31,964 |
| Missouri | $10,248 4.35 | $9,820 | $19,941 3.62 | $19,244 | $22,620 10.75 | $20,424 |
| Mississippi | $9,734 9.99 | $8,850 | $14,222 5.22 | $13,516 | $18,861 4.15 | $18,109 |
| Montana | $7,526 18.98 | $6,325 | $19,587 6.53 | $18,386 | $25,153 4.95 | $23,966 |
| North Carolina | $6,918 -6.99 | $7,438 | $20,991 2.71 | $20,438 | $26,925 0.55 | $26,777 |
| North Dakota | $8,773 14.30 | $7,676 | $9,905 0.01 | $9,904 | $14,738 4.45 | $14,110 |
| Nebraska | $11,200 29.27 | $8,664 | $17,033 6.65 | $15,970 | $29,037 10.70 | $26,230 |
| New Hampshire | $14,435 0.22 | $14,402 | $28,993 7.01 | $27,094 | $34,545 0.31 | $34,438 |
| New Jersey | $16,243 5.70 | $15,367 | $27,014 1.44 | $26,632 | $23,254 0.70 | $23,094 |
| New Mexico | $8,097 20.44 | $6,722 | $16,229 7.50 | $15,096 | $25,737 -7.45 | $27,808 |
| Nevada | $5,985 5.97 | $5,648 | $18,389 7.73 | $17,069 | $20,024 -6.19 | $21,346 |
| New York | $8,450 0.15 | $8,438 | $18,427 -1.06 | $18,624 | $31,108 4.83 | $29,675 |
| Ohio | $8,522 4.33 | $8,168 | $17,897 4.61 | $17,109 | $30,509 3.76 | $29,402 |
| Oklahoma | $7,663 1.75 | $7,531 | $16,072 -2.18 | $16,430 | $26,729 8.20 | $24,703 |
| Oregon | $12,787 5.66 | $12,102 | $30,860 5.55 | $29,238 | $35,120 -1.49 | $35,651 |
| Pennsylvania | $14,578 0.47 | $14,510 | $24,489 1.79 | $24,059 | $38,651 -0.57 | $38,872 |
| Puerto Rico | $4,136 -24.77 | $5,498 | $5,817 1.08 | $5,755 | $9,414 13.73 | $8,278 |
| Rhode Island | $14,121 3.10 | $13,697 | $32,223 3.40 | $31,162 | $39,794 -0.64 | $40,051 |
| South Carolina | $11,788 -3.82 | $12,257 | $27,185 0.08 | $27,164 | $25,353 4.06 | $24,363 |
| South Dakota | $9,416 24.16 | $7,584 | $9,883 -0.03 | $9,887 | $21,612 13.17 | $19,097 |
| Tennessee | $10,820 6.06 | $10,201 | $19,925 2.50 | $19,439 | $25,163 0.08 | $25,144 |
| Texas | $8,432 2.54 | $8,223 | $18,548 2.06 | $18,174 | $24,360 3.13 | $23,621 |
| Utah | $7,074 3.84 | $6,813 | $20,775 2.89 | $20,190 | $17,618 9.00 | $16,163 |
| Virginia | $15,642 2.49 | $15,262 | $35,322 0.31 | $35,213 | $23,739 1.78 | $23,324 |
| Vermont | $15,505 2.38 | $15,145 | $33,899 3.83 | $32,649 | $48,277 3.81 | $46,503 |
| Washington | $6,776 5.35 | $6,433 | $13,937 3.66 | $13,446 | $31,715 1.65 | $31,202 |
| Wisconsin | $9,104 9.38 | $8,324 | $17,028 3.03 | $16,528 | $33,177 8.86 | $30,476 |
| West Virginia | $8,725 3.03 | $8,468 | $17,424 0.07 | $17,413 | $22,201 7.02 | $20,744 |
| Average | $9,118 2.51 | $8,895 | $19,568 2.79 | $19,037 | $30,866 3.50 | $29,822 |
| State | State Residents | Out-of-State | Private Schools | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Alaska | $11,868 -2.12 | $12,125 | $23,233 -3.53 | $24,084 | $20,760 71.43 | $12,110 |
| Alabama | $10,260 0.21 | $10,239 | $21,493 0.42 | $21,404 | $13,287 2.83 | $12,922 |
| Arkansas | $8,942 8.70 | $8,227 | $14,359 3.05 | $13,933 | $15,683 0.67 | $15,579 |
| Arizona | $13,822 24.19 | $11,130 | $19,274 -1.76 | $19,619 | $14,136 -25.06 | $18,864 |
| California | $12,421 5.67 | $11,754 | $22,534 2.23 | $22,043 | $25,708 4.76 | $24,539 |
| Colorado | $13,630 8.10 | $12,609 | $21,546 2.62 | $20,995 | $24,162 14.93 | $21,022 |
| Connecticut | $16,610 10.46 | $15,037 | $22,531 -5.94 | $23,953 | $24,238 5.62 | $22,948 |
| District of Columbia | $9,604 -4.85 | $10,094 | $18,118 -2.63 | $18,608 | $26,944 -1.74 | $27,422 |
| Delaware | $9,114 -34.21 | $13,853 | $18,894 9.46 | $17,261 | $11,947 -4.87 | $12,559 |
| Florida | $9,898 -0.83 | $9,981 | $25,026 0.00 | $25,026 | $16,293 0.41 | $16,226 |
| Georgia | $7,249 4.10 | $6,964 | $20,170 6.09 | $19,012 | $16,044 2.92 | $15,589 |
| Hawaii | $14,366 0.00 | $14,366 | $30,806 0.00 | $30,806 | $20,692 10.49 | $18,727 |
| Iowa | $12,665 2.62 | $12,341 | $28,751 -0.88 | $29,006 | $13,102 4.80 | $12,502 |
| Idaho | $10,843 2.69 | $10,559 | $28,881 2.14 | $28,275 | $16,934 3.06 | $16,431 |
| Illinois | $13,127 7.60 | $12,200 | $18,955 1.16 | $18,738 | $21,240 1.20 | $20,989 |
| Indiana | $9,576 2.41 | $9,350 | $21,450 2.47 | $20,932 | $20,626 -0.92 | $20,818 |
| Kansas | $9,442 2.46 | $9,216 | $20,359 2.34 | $19,894 | $11,561 1.54 | $11,385 |
| Kentucky | $12,489 6.30 | $11,749 | $18,592 2.44 | $18,150 | $11,616 2.70 | $11,311 |
| Louisiana | $9,410 -4.76 | $9,880 | $16,619 -12.52 | $18,998 | $16,716 2.43 | $16,320 |
| Massachusetts | $17,184 19.88 | $14,335 | $19,533 -2.10 | $19,952 | $33,594 2.59 | $32,747 |
| Maryland | $12,613 -2.86 | $12,985 | $20,930 1.85 | $20,550 | $19,925 1.39 | $19,652 |
| Maine | $9,824 -6.93 | $10,555 | $16,670 3.05 | $16,177 | $26,601 -5.00 | $28,003 |
| Michigan | $19,160 5.11 | $18,230 | $27,135 2.03 | $26,596 | $18,971 -5.91 | $20,162 |
| Minnesota | $16,246 26.72 | $12,820 | $17,407 0.93 | $17,246 | $14,778 -2.62 | $15,176 |
| Missouri | $11,101 8.76 | $10,206 | $19,159 4.53 | $18,328 | $13,994 -10.01 | $15,551 |
| Mississippi | $9,734 8.33 | $8,986 | $14,400 5.48 | $13,652 | $13,886 4.29 | $13,314 |
| Montana | $7,670 16.01 | $6,611 | $20,440 4.65 | $19,533 | $27,138 9.00 | $24,897 |
| North Carolina | $8,745 3.66 | $8,436 | $23,161 2.48 | $22,600 | $16,884 5.39 | $16,020 |
| North Dakota | $11,232 23.82 | $9,071 | $10,806 3.24 | $10,467 | $11,455 13.71 | $10,074 |
| Nebraska | $8,086 2.48 | $7,890 | $15,186 -3.59 | $15,751 | $15,636 3.71 | $15,077 |
| New Hampshire | $14,723 -18.58 | $18,084 | $19,840 -13.87 | $23,034 | $27,649 5.75 | $26,146 |
| New Jersey | $21,587 15.71 | $18,657 | $25,126 1.53 | $24,748 | $22,759 3.16 | $22,061 |
| New Mexico | $7,137 -2.16 | $7,295 | $15,360 6.84 | $14,377 | $19,680 -17.75 | $23,927 |
| Nevada | $6,630 6.44 | $6,228 | $23,747 6.84 | $22,226 | $30,736 19.42 | $25,738 |
| New York | $12,208 1.03 | $12,083 | $22,959 0.38 | $22,871 | $26,687 -1.56 | $27,108 |
| Ohio | $13,336 0.96 | $13,209 | $26,574 1.23 | $26,251 | $19,564 6.98 | $18,288 |
| Oklahoma | $6,822 1.54 | $6,718 | $15,213 -2.37 | $15,583 | $13,337 0.66 | $13,249 |
| Oregon | $18,190 -5.33 | $19,213 | $27,622 2.90 | $26,845 | $26,592 13.75 | $23,378 |
| Pennsylvania | $20,744 -0.51 | $20,850 | $28,127 0.01 | $28,125 | $21,829 0.48 | $21,724 |
| Puerto Rico | $3,020 -49.09 | $5,932 | $5,887 -0.77 | $5,932 | $6,561 -15.43 | $7,757 |
| Rhode Island | $14,070 3.31 | $13,619 | $25,977 3.53 | $25,091 | $30,824 6.34 | $28,985 |
| South Carolina | $13,160 -1.08 | $13,303 | $24,334 -6.03 | $25,895 | $17,128 2.59 | $16,696 |
| South Dakota | $7,898 21.47 | $6,501 | $11,078 0.00 | $11,078 | $15,603 7.47 | $14,519 |
| Tennessee | $12,274 7.35 | $11,434 | $20,806 1.21 | $20,557 | $18,017 3.18 | $17,462 |
| Texas | $8,477 2.54 | $8,267 | $17,948 1.20 | $17,736 | $19,224 0.31 | $19,164 |
| Utah | $8,844 3.29 | $8,563 | $22,108 0.72 | $21,950 | $14,240 10.34 | $12,906 |
| Virginia | $15,766 1.49 | $15,534 | $28,071 -3.81 | $29,183 | $16,715 8.27 | $15,439 |
| Vermont | $11,179 -13.15 | $12,871 | $22,231 -0.08 | $22,249 | $22,406 -11.82 | $25,410 |
| Washington | $15,753 1.92 | $15,456 | $30,470 2.09 | $29,846 | $23,344 2.54 | $22,766 |
| Wisconsin | $10,197 5.25 | $9,689 | $19,431 2.62 | $18,935 | $15,316 -8.09 | $16,664 |
| West Virginia | $10,550 3.94 | $10,150 | $18,026 -1.70 | $18,337 | $11,258 -3.75 | $11,697 |
| Average | $11,793 2.06 | $11,554 | $21,274 1.59 | $20,942 | $19,918 2.52 | $19,428 |
