2021 Average College Tuition By State
We analyze the college costs including tuition, fees, and living costs by State. Here, you can see the average in-state and out-of-state tuition by State. Vermont has the highest tuition and fees of $43,316 and Alaska has the lowest tuition & fees of $12,985 over 50 U.S. States and territories for the academic year 2020-2021. For graduate programs, Massachusetts has the highest graduate tuition and fees of $30,626 and Kentucky has the lowest graduate tuition of $10,150.
2021 Tuition and Living Costs Summary By States
The next table summarizes 2021 tuition, fees, and living costs by State.
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| State | Number of Schools | Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Private | On-Campus | Off-Campus | ||||
| In-State | Out-of-State | ||||||
| Alaska | 10 | $7,888 | $20,312 | $12,985 | $13,859 | $17,012 | |
| Alabama | 99 | $7,059 | $13,624 | $17,762 | $12,345 | $12,596 | |
| Arkansas | 92 | $4,996 | $8,177 | $18,996 | $12,174 | $13,306 | |
| American Samoa | 1 | $3,950 | $4,250 | - | - | $4,000 | |
| Arizona | 145 | $3,859 | $10,714 | $18,034 | $13,657 | $14,863 | |
| California | 779 | $3,212 | $12,319 | $27,206 | $16,788 | $19,845 | |
| Colorado | 123 | $7,052 | $17,177 | $21,260 | $14,725 | $15,837 | |
| Connecticut | 94 | $8,594 | $21,185 | $37,623 | $17,217 | $14,713 | |
| District of Columbia | 26 | $6,152 | $13,004 | $29,903 | $17,804 | $17,393 | |
| Delaware | 19 | $9,321 | $22,059 | $18,630 | $14,939 | $13,914 | |
| Florida | 410 | $3,777 | $13,672 | $19,996 | $14,402 | $15,540 | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | $4,750 | $4,750 | - | $5,764 | $6,180 | |
| Georgia | 189 | $4,739 | $11,381 | $21,542 | $14,402 | $14,069 | |
| Guam | 3 | $4,630 | $7,750 | $6,110 | $6,478 | $14,295 | |
| Hawaii | 27 | $5,020 | $13,411 | $18,266 | $15,081 | $17,768 | |
| Iowa | 91 | $6,154 | $9,764 | $28,434 | $11,955 | $12,149 | |
| Idaho | 43 | $6,151 | $15,800 | $18,541 | $11,543 | $12,502 | |
| Illinois | 281 | $10,050 | $13,196 | $28,076 | $13,876 | $12,571 | |
| Indiana | 136 | $8,505 | $21,424 | $27,152 | $13,218 | $12,881 | |
| Kansas | 88 | $5,392 | $8,781 | $24,391 | $12,097 | $13,136 | |
| Kentucky | 106 | $6,455 | $17,311 | $23,264 | $12,729 | $12,463 | |
| Louisiana | 134 | $6,730 | $12,461 | $21,091 | $14,276 | $15,036 | |
| Massachusetts | 183 | $8,707 | $16,991 | $40,269 | $17,296 | $14,502 | |
| Maryland | 97 | $8,170 | $15,784 | $30,660 | $14,570 | $14,634 | |
| Maine | 41 | $7,033 | $14,170 | $34,301 | $13,281 | $11,648 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | $4,900 | $5,120 | - | $2,240 | $3,030 | |
| Michigan | 190 | $8,770 | $13,691 | $27,775 | $12,240 | $11,890 | |
| Minnesota | 122 | $6,980 | $8,818 | $30,116 | $12,047 | $13,152 | |
| Missouri | 193 | $7,169 | $12,646 | $21,238 | $12,667 | $13,460 | |
| Northern Marianas | 1 | $4,038 | $5,520 | - | - | $9,000 | |
| Mississippi | 62 | $5,061 | $8,030 | $17,502 | $9,798 | $11,297 | |
| Montana | 32 | $4,789 | $12,005 | $19,751 | $11,798 | $12,230 | |
| North Carolina | 191 | $3,523 | $10,868 | $25,779 | $13,791 | $13,734 | |
| North Dakota | 30 | $6,342 | $7,956 | $13,094 | $10,962 | $11,734 | |
| Nebraska | 51 | $5,862 | $10,098 | $22,845 | $11,842 | $12,973 | |
| New Hampshire | 41 | $10,101 | $19,497 | $32,878 | $15,514 | $16,096 | |
| New Jersey | 171 | $9,860 | $14,944 | $21,088 | $12,545 | $16,643 | |
| New Mexico | 54 | $3,620 | $8,029 | $21,139 | $12,164 | $13,735 | |
| Nevada | 47 | $5,302 | $15,808 | $19,778 | $14,401 | $16,805 | |
| New York | 491 | $7,450 | $14,383 | $25,514 | $14,412 | $16,447 | |
| Ohio | 344 | $6,959 | $14,430 | $24,443 | $13,722 | $12,998 | |
| Oklahoma | 136 | $6,141 | $13,199 | $24,245 | $11,813 | $13,106 | |
| Oregon | 94 | $7,596 | $16,289 | $31,100 | $14,053 | $14,248 | |
| Pennsylvania | 385 | $11,269 | $17,358 | $29,221 | $14,974 | $13,499 | |
| Puerto Rico | 161 | $3,873 | $4,451 | $7,231 | $11,699 | $10,069 | |
| Palau | 1 | $3,610 | $3,850 | - | $5,181 | $6,100 | |
| Rhode Island | 25 | $10,023 | $23,399 | $38,615 | $17,426 | $13,907 | |
| South Carolina | 113 | $8,595 | $17,427 | $22,787 | $13,358 | $13,676 | |
| South Dakota | 32 | $7,806 | $9,518 | $14,467 | $11,921 | $12,387 | |
| Tennessee | 183 | $6,761 | $19,184 | $22,045 | $13,430 | $13,798 | |
| Texas | 478 | $6,362 | $13,252 | $21,305 | $12,385 | $13,342 | |
| Utah | 76 | $6,084 | $18,210 | $15,209 | $12,562 | $14,207 | |
| Virginia | 174 | $8,458 | $19,494 | $22,248 | $14,618 | $13,656 | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | $5,235 | $14,496 | - | $12,930 | $14,696 | |
| Vermont | 27 | $13,575 | $28,791 | $43,316 | $15,621 | $14,822 | |
| Washington | 118 | $5,572 | $11,531 | $29,697 | $14,434 | $14,589 | |
| Wisconsin | 120 | $6,271 | $11,358 | $29,528 | $12,214 | $12,193 | |
| West Virginia | 77 | $6,218 | $12,381 | $19,003 | $12,474 | $11,398 | |
| Wyoming | 11 | $4,240 | $10,663 | - | $10,089 | $11,873 | |
| Average | $6,505 | $13,633 | $24,513 | $13,914 | $14,471 | ||
