The average 2025 tuition & fees of Top 100 Universities is $8,863 for state residents and $19,036 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition is $30,717.
For graduate schools, the average graduate tuition is $11,859 for state residents and $21,288 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 2.28% in public schools and 3.11% in private schools. The graduate school tuition & fees has increased by 1.68% in public schools and 2.59% 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.
North Dakota colleges has the lowest undergraduate tuition & fees of $9,883 and Virginia colleges has the highest tuition & fees of $35,461 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 | $8,004 1.12 | $7,916 | $19,329 -1.72 | $19,667 | $16,277 -1.88 | $16,588 |
| Alabama | $11,063 2.94 | $10,747 | $22,113 2.60 | $21,553 | $16,971 1.51 | $16,718 |
| Arkansas | $9,093 3.84 | $8,757 | $16,203 1.32 | $15,992 | $21,162 2.55 | $20,635 |
| Arizona | $5,870 0.63 | $5,833 | $14,677 1.76 | $14,423 | $17,905 -1.35 | $18,149 |
| California | $6,033 4.44 | $5,777 | $19,590 5.47 | $18,574 | $31,396 6.49 | $29,482 |
| Colorado | $8,236 2.86 | $8,007 | $20,789 3.48 | $20,090 | $27,581 -1.75 | $28,073 |
| Connecticut | $15,593 3.91 | $15,006 | $28,327 -4.50 | $29,662 | $45,457 2.83 | $44,205 |
| District of Columbia | $5,662 -7.96 | $6,152 | $12,514 -3.77 | $13,004 | $31,335 -4.88 | $32,943 |
| Delaware | $8,140 -1.42 | $8,258 | $18,483 -3.19 | $19,091 | $13,830 4.54 | $13,230 |
| Florida | $3,804 -0.94 | $3,840 | $13,886 -0.76 | $13,992 | $22,608 5.59 | $21,410 |
| Georgia | $5,781 0.50 | $5,753 | $16,740 5.91 | $15,805 | $23,381 6.07 | $22,043 |
| Hawaii | $7,723 0.00 | $7,723 | $20,995 0.00 | $20,995 | $21,369 24.81 | $17,121 |
| Iowa | $10,669 2.62 | $10,396 | $27,988 2.54 | $27,294 | $33,179 -0.73 | $33,422 |
| Idaho | $6,821 2.40 | $6,661 | $18,129 0.28 | $18,078 | $21,458 3.01 | $20,830 |
| Illinois | $13,730 1.76 | $13,493 | $19,559 3.00 | $18,989 | $32,265 5.53 | $30,575 |
| Indiana | $8,508 1.66 | $8,369 | $20,355 4.17 | $19,539 | $32,148 2.98 | $31,219 |
| Kansas | $9,197 2.70 | $8,955 | $21,817 2.48 | $21,290 | $27,797 3.01 | $26,984 |
| Kentucky | $11,126 2.00 | $10,908 | $22,770 1.60 | $22,412 | $27,219 1.62 | $26,785 |
| Louisiana | $9,101 0.45 | $9,061 | $17,366 -4.31 | $18,148 | $24,315 2.02 | $23,834 |
| Massachusetts | $13,268 3.75 | $12,788 | $25,271 2.63 | $24,623 | $48,184 5.17 | $45,814 |
| Maryland | $10,676 2.21 | $10,445 | $25,841 1.42 | $25,478 | $33,420 2.35 | $32,652 |
| Maine | $11,205 4.94 | $10,678 | $24,017 4.67 | $22,946 | $38,544 4.25 | $36,974 |
| Michigan | $13,733 4.08 | $13,195 | $23,334 3.72 | $22,497 | $29,721 3.07 | $28,835 |
| Minnesota | $11,686 1.79 | $11,481 | $15,144 2.08 | $14,835 | $32,840 2.74 | $31,964 |
| Missouri | $10,336 5.25 | $9,820 | $20,165 4.79 | $19,244 | $21,983 7.63 | $20,424 |
| Mississippi | $9,064 2.42 | $8,850 | $14,222 5.22 | $13,516 | $18,861 4.15 | $18,109 |
| Montana | $6,591 4.20 | $6,325 | $19,581 6.50 | $18,386 | $25,153 4.95 | $23,966 |
| North Carolina | $7,622 2.47 | $7,438 | $20,991 2.71 | $20,438 | $27,659 3.29 | $26,777 |
| North Dakota | $7,707 0.41 | $7,676 | $9,883 -0.21 | $9,904 | $14,913 5.69 | $14,110 |
| Nebraska | $9,208 6.28 | $8,664 | $17,152 7.40 | $15,970 | $27,773 5.88 | $26,230 |
| New Hampshire | $14,435 0.22 | $14,402 | $27,592 1.84 | $27,094 | $37,134 7.83 | $34,438 |
| New Jersey | $16,092 -2.24 | $16,461 | $26,944 0.08 | $26,921 | $23,090 0.72 | $22,925 |
| New Mexico | $7,070 5.17 | $6,722 | $16,010 6.05 | $15,096 | $28,592 2.82 | $27,808 |
| Nevada | $5,985 5.97 | $5,648 | $18,119 6.15 | $17,069 | $22,113 3.59 | $21,346 |
| New York | $8,490 0.62 | $8,438 | $19,045 2.26 | $18,624 | $30,854 3.52 | $29,805 |
| Ohio | $8,175 3.67 | $7,886 | $17,036 3.91 | $16,396 | $31,064 4.96 | $29,596 |
| Oklahoma | $7,486 1.96 | $7,342 | $16,129 1.83 | $15,840 | $26,695 8.06 | $24,703 |
| Oregon | $12,102 4.48 | $11,584 | $28,955 4.00 | $27,842 | $37,334 4.72 | $35,651 |
| Pennsylvania | $14,584 0.51 | $14,510 | $24,378 1.32 | $24,059 | $40,234 3.50 | $38,872 |
| Puerto Rico | $5,498 0.00 | $5,498 | $5,789 0.60 | $5,755 | $9,059 9.44 | $8,278 |
| Rhode Island | $14,121 3.10 | $13,697 | $32,223 3.40 | $31,162 | $41,834 4.45 | $40,051 |
| South Carolina | $12,159 -0.80 | $12,257 | $27,436 1.00 | $27,164 | $25,189 3.39 | $24,363 |
| South Dakota | $7,597 0.18 | $7,584 | $9,900 0.14 | $9,887 | $23,342 22.23 | $19,097 |
| Tennessee | $10,806 5.93 | $10,201 | $19,853 2.13 | $19,439 | $25,660 3.47 | $24,800 |
| Texas | $8,194 1.33 | $8,086 | $17,783 -0.09 | $17,799 | $25,037 5.60 | $23,709 |
| Utah | $6,979 2.43 | $6,813 | $20,802 3.03 | $20,190 | $17,376 7.50 | $16,163 |
| Virginia | $15,702 2.88 | $15,262 | $35,461 0.70 | $35,213 | $23,318 0.43 | $23,218 |
| Vermont | $15,505 2.38 | $15,145 | $33,899 3.83 | $32,649 | $51,367 10.46 | $46,503 |
| Washington | $6,624 4.54 | $6,336 | $13,593 3.87 | $13,088 | $32,437 3.96 | $31,202 |
| Wisconsin | $8,860 3.68 | $8,545 | $17,623 2.93 | $17,122 | $33,218 9.00 | $30,476 |
| West Virginia | $8,797 3.88 | $8,468 | $17,901 2.81 | $17,413 | $21,139 1.90 | $20,744 |
| Average | $8,863 2.31 | $8,662 | $19,036 2.28 | $18,612 | $30,717 3.11 | $29,790 |
| 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 | $8,506 3.40 | $8,227 | $14,359 3.05 | $13,933 | $15,683 0.67 | $15,579 |
| Arizona | $11,638 0.96 | $11,527 | $18,217 -2.07 | $18,602 | $17,360 -7.98 | $18,864 |
| California | $12,315 4.77 | $11,754 | $22,966 4.19 | $22,043 | $26,332 7.00 | $24,610 |
| Colorado | $12,955 2.74 | $12,609 | $21,546 2.62 | $20,995 | $21,261 1.14 | $21,022 |
| Connecticut | $15,567 3.52 | $15,037 | $22,531 -5.94 | $23,953 | $24,122 5.12 | $22,948 |
| District of Columbia | $9,604 -4.85 | $10,094 | $18,118 -2.63 | $18,608 | $25,318 -7.67 | $27,422 |
| Delaware | $14,709 6.18 | $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 | $16,303 0.47 | $16,226 |
| Georgia | $7,249 4.10 | $6,964 | $20,170 6.09 | $19,012 | $15,915 2.09 | $15,589 |
| Hawaii | $14,366 0.00 | $14,366 | $30,806 0.00 | $30,806 | $19,869 6.10 | $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 | $12,419 1.80 | $12,200 | $18,955 1.16 | $18,738 | $22,300 6.25 | $20,989 |
| Indiana | $9,576 2.41 | $9,350 | $21,450 2.47 | $20,932 | $21,511 3.33 | $20,818 |
| Kansas | $9,442 2.46 | $9,216 | $20,359 2.34 | $19,894 | $11,653 2.36 | $11,385 |
| Kentucky | $12,016 2.28 | $11,749 | $18,592 2.44 | $18,150 | $11,521 1.85 | $11,311 |
| Louisiana | $9,889 0.09 | $9,880 | $18,167 -4.37 | $18,998 | $16,716 2.43 | $16,320 |
| Massachusetts | $14,717 2.67 | $14,335 | $20,469 2.59 | $19,952 | $33,269 1.59 | $32,747 |
| Maryland | $13,291 2.35 | $12,985 | $20,930 1.85 | $20,550 | $19,785 0.68 | $19,652 |
| Maine | $10,969 3.92 | $10,555 | $16,670 3.05 | $16,177 | $29,776 6.33 | $28,003 |
| Michigan | $18,820 3.24 | $18,230 | $27,135 2.03 | $26,596 | $20,428 1.32 | $20,162 |
| Minnesota | $13,288 3.65 | $12,820 | $17,407 0.93 | $17,246 | $16,201 6.75 | $15,176 |
| Missouri | $10,656 4.41 | $10,206 | $19,159 4.53 | $18,328 | $16,047 3.19 | $15,551 |
| Mississippi | $9,242 2.86 | $8,986 | $14,400 5.48 | $13,652 | $13,886 4.29 | $13,314 |
| Montana | $7,032 6.37 | $6,611 | $21,004 7.53 | $19,533 | $27,138 9.00 | $24,897 |
| North Carolina | $8,745 3.66 | $8,436 | $23,161 2.48 | $22,600 | $16,742 4.51 | $16,020 |
| North Dakota | $9,410 3.73 | $9,071 | $10,806 3.24 | $10,467 | $11,455 13.71 | $10,074 |
| Nebraska | $8,303 5.23 | $7,890 | $15,186 -3.59 | $15,751 | $16,193 7.40 | $15,077 |
| New Hampshire | $18,327 1.35 | $18,084 | $23,591 2.42 | $23,034 | $25,414 -2.80 | $26,146 |
| New Jersey | $19,235 5.90 | $18,164 | $24,478 2.76 | $23,820 | $22,623 0.51 | $22,509 |
| New Mexico | $7,691 5.44 | $7,295 | $15,360 6.84 | $14,377 | $20,199 -15.58 | $23,927 |
| Nevada | $6,630 6.44 | $6,228 | $23,747 6.84 | $22,226 | $24,770 -3.76 | $25,738 |
| New York | $12,208 1.03 | $12,083 | $23,278 1.78 | $22,871 | $28,061 3.52 | $27,108 |
| Ohio | $13,336 0.96 | $13,209 | $26,574 1.23 | $26,251 | $19,359 5.86 | $18,288 |
| Oklahoma | $6,799 1.20 | $6,718 | $15,738 0.99 | $15,583 | $13,337 0.66 | $13,249 |
| Oregon | $19,821 3.16 | $19,213 | $27,622 2.90 | $26,845 | $25,245 7.98 | $23,378 |
| Pennsylvania | $21,079 1.10 | $20,850 | $28,667 1.93 | $28,125 | $21,847 0.57 | $21,724 |
| Puerto Rico | $5,839 -1.57 | $5,932 | $5,887 -0.77 | $5,932 | $7,699 -0.75 | $7,757 |
| Rhode Island | $14,070 3.31 | $13,619 | $25,977 3.53 | $25,091 | $29,663 2.34 | $28,985 |
| South Carolina | $13,499 1.48 | $13,303 | $24,429 -5.66 | $25,895 | $17,128 2.59 | $16,696 |
| South Dakota | $6,501 0.00 | $6,501 | $11,078 0.00 | $11,078 | $14,987 3.23 | $14,519 |
| Tennessee | $11,968 4.67 | $11,434 | $20,806 1.21 | $20,557 | $17,407 -0.32 | $17,462 |
| Texas | $8,472 2.48 | $8,267 | $17,957 1.25 | $17,736 | $19,225 0.32 | $19,164 |
| Utah | $8,844 3.29 | $8,563 | $22,108 0.72 | $21,950 | $14,240 10.34 | $12,906 |
| Virginia | $15,271 -1.69 | $15,534 | $28,525 -2.25 | $29,183 | $15,759 2.07 | $15,439 |
| Vermont | $11,179 -13.15 | $12,871 | $22,231 -0.08 | $22,249 | $25,946 2.11 | $25,410 |
| Washington | $15,753 1.92 | $15,456 | $30,470 2.09 | $29,846 | $24,052 5.65 | $22,766 |
| Wisconsin | $10,423 3.82 | $10,040 | $20,308 2.64 | $19,786 | $16,464 -1.20 | $16,664 |
| West Virginia | $10,688 5.30 | $10,150 | $19,493 6.31 | $18,337 | $11,258 -3.75 | $11,697 |
| Average | $11,859 2.49 | $11,571 | $21,288 1.68 | $20,937 | $19,918 2.59 | $19,414 |
